ABSTRACT
Satellite navigation based on landmarks information can be used for all kind of satellites which can periodically obtain images of earth surface for its high accuracy and independence. Landmark-based autonomous navigation of air-craft is a kind of navigation method which uses the calibrated landmarks to carry out autonomous positioning. S. P. Kau proposed a navigation method using linear landmark in 1975. This is an early interactive method of landmark navigation. Lots of research has been done about landmark navigation. Emery et al proposed the automatic landmark navigation method based on maximum correlation coefficient. The landmark navigation needs accurate attitude measurement or prediction. Errors from attitude measurement will lead to position and velocity errors in navigation. This chapter proposes new automatic landmark selection method and automatic generation method of landmark library for the three-axis stabilized satellites using landmark navigation.
