• DocumentCode
    1940815
  • Title

    DayStar: Modeling and test results of a balloon-borne daytime star tracker

  • Author

    Truesdale, Nicholas A. ; Dinkel, Kevin J. ; Dischner, Zach J.B. ; Diller, Jed H. ; Young, Eliot F.

  • Author_Institution
    Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, 80309, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    2-9 March 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    12
  • Abstract
    High altitude balloons are capable of supporting astronomical observations with virtually no image degradation due to atmospheric turbulence. To take advantage of this space-like seeing, a telescope must be pointed and stabilized with sub-arcsecond precision. This problem consists of two parts: providing an error signal, and using it to correct the pointing. This paper addresses error signal acquisition, specifically focusing on modeling and flight testing of the DayStar star tracker.
  • Keywords
    Accuracy; Algorithm design and analysis; Cameras; Signal to noise ratio; Telescopes; Visualization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Aerospace Conference, 2013 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Big Sky, MT
  • ISSN
    1095-323X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1812-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AERO.2013.6497411
  • Filename
    6497411
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1940815