Abstract
For solar system boundary exploration mission, this paper designed an X-ray pulsar-based navigation (XNAV) scheme. The Fisher information matrix is used to choose optimal pulsar observation configuration. Based on the selected pulsar configuration, the accuracy of pulsar navigation and stellar angle navigation is compared. Besides, the navigation performance of XNAV is verified by the orbits of voyager 1, voyager 2 and pioneer 10 respectively. Simulation results show that the pulsar navigation could provide accurate positioning results for solar system boundary explorers.
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