TY - GEN
T1 - Autonomous Synchronization of Satellite Constellations via Optical Inter-Satellite Links
AU - Trainotti, Christian
AU - Dassie, Manuele
AU - Giorgi, Gabriele
AU - Khodabandeh, Amir
AU - Gunther, Christoph
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - In this paper we present an on-board clock steering scheme for achieving tight synchronization of constellations interconnected with optical inter-satellite links. Thanks to the links, a distributed space-based clock ensemble can be formed, with a clock steering system on each satellite providing a physical local realization of the system time. An analytical method for determining the synchronization performance is derived.
AB - In this paper we present an on-board clock steering scheme for achieving tight synchronization of constellations interconnected with optical inter-satellite links. Thanks to the links, a distributed space-based clock ensemble can be formed, with a clock steering system on each satellite providing a physical local realization of the system time. An analytical method for determining the synchronization performance is derived.
KW - GNSS
KW - clock ensemble
KW - optical inter-satellite links
KW - synchronization
KW - timescale
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85175335251&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/EFTF/IFCS57587.2023.10272176
DO - 10.1109/EFTF/IFCS57587.2023.10272176
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85175335251
T3 - Proceedings - 2023 Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, EFTF/IFCS 2023
BT - Proceedings - 2023 Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, EFTF/IFCS 2023
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2023 Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, EFTF/IFCS 2023
Y2 - 15 May 2023 through 19 May 2023
ER -