• DocumentCode
    1794948
  • Title

    Design and implementation of a single axial motional regular octagonal cylinder instrument for measurement of sun direction

  • Author

    Zhang Wei ; He Li ; Li Zongping ; Kan Guangliang ; Lv Xinlei

  • Author_Institution
    Airport Coll., Civil Aviation Univ. of China, Tianjin, China
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-10 Aug. 2014
  • Firstpage
    778
  • Lastpage
    782
  • Abstract
    As a kind of parallel light, sunlight can be used for positioning. Light sensors are attached to each side of an octagona cylinder to achieve solar orientation. By theoretical analysis, design and test of a prototype, a fixed structure test method for sun orientation is verified. The instrument presented can be a foundation of new navigation device.
  • Keywords
    aerospace instrumentation; aerospace navigation; motion measurement; optical sensors; sunlight; fixed structure test method; light sensor; navigation device; single axial motional regular octagonal cylinder instrument; solar orientation; sun direction measurement; sunlight; Azimuth; Educational institutions; Instruments; Navigation; Sensors; Sun; Voltage measurement; light sensor; regular octagonal cylinder; solar orientation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference (CGNCC), 2014 IEEE Chinese
  • Conference_Location
    Yantai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-4700-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CGNCC.2014.7007310
  • Filename
    7007310