• DocumentCode
    1178758
  • Title

    Tracking the Partially Illuminated Moon

  • Author

    Estey, Roger S.

  • Author_Institution
    Northrop Space Laboratories, Hawthorne, Calif.
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1963
  • Firstpage
    271
  • Lastpage
    282
  • Abstract
    This paper details a study of optical techniques for tracking the partially illuminated moon and describes a feasibility-type breadboard constructed to track automatically by means of a multiplier phototube, a scanning unit and a digital computer.
  • Keywords
    Appraisal; Geometrical optics; Instruments; Moon; Navigation; Optical variables control; Space vehicles; Sun; Target tracking; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Navigational Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-1957
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TANE.1963.4502123
  • Filename
    4502123
    • Link To Document
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