Unscented and Higher-Order Linear Covariance Fidelity Checks and Measures of Non-Gaussianity

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Auteurs principaux: Kulik, Jackson, Hastings, Braden, LeGrand, Keith A.
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author Kulik, Jackson
Hastings, Braden
LeGrand, Keith A.
author_facet Kulik, Jackson
Hastings, Braden
LeGrand, Keith A.
contents Linear covariance (LinCov) techniques have gained widespread traction in the modeling of uncertainty, including in the preliminary study of spacecraft navigation performance. While LinCov methods offer improved computational efficiency compared to Monte Carlo based uncertainty analysis, they inherently rely on linearization approximations. Understanding the fidelity of these approximations and identifying when they are deficient is critically important for spacecraft navigation and mission planning, especially when dealing with highly nonlinear systems and large state uncertainties. This work presents a number of computational techniques for assessing linear covariance performance. These new LinCov fidelity measures are formulated using higher-order statistics, constrained optimization, and the unscented transform.
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spellingShingle Unscented and Higher-Order Linear Covariance Fidelity Checks and Measures of Non-Gaussianity
Kulik, Jackson
Hastings, Braden
LeGrand, Keith A.
Signal Processing
Probability
62M20
Linear covariance (LinCov) techniques have gained widespread traction in the modeling of uncertainty, including in the preliminary study of spacecraft navigation performance. While LinCov methods offer improved computational efficiency compared to Monte Carlo based uncertainty analysis, they inherently rely on linearization approximations. Understanding the fidelity of these approximations and identifying when they are deficient is critically important for spacecraft navigation and mission planning, especially when dealing with highly nonlinear systems and large state uncertainties. This work presents a number of computational techniques for assessing linear covariance performance. These new LinCov fidelity measures are formulated using higher-order statistics, constrained optimization, and the unscented transform.
title Unscented and Higher-Order Linear Covariance Fidelity Checks and Measures of Non-Gaussianity
topic Signal Processing
Probability
62M20
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.23152