Title :
Intelligent Star Tracker
Author :
Clark, Natalie ; Furth, Paul
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
Abstract :
Describes the Intelligent Star Tracker System. The Intelligent Star Tracker System incorporates an adaptive optic catadioptric telescope in a silicon carbide housing. Leveraging off of the active optic technologies, the novel active pixel position sensors (APPS) enable wide dynamic range and allow simultaneous imagery of faint and bright stars in a single image. Moreover, the APPS, in conjunction with the adaptive optics technologies, offer unprecedented accuracy in altitude and navigation applications
Keywords :
adaptive optics; astronomical telescopes; attitude control; navigation; space vehicles; Intelligent Star Tracker System; SiC; active pixel position sensors; adaptive optics; altitude; bright stars; catadioptric telescope; dynamic range; faint stars; navigation; spacecraft attitude determination; star tracking; Adaptive optics; Dynamic range; Image sensors; Intelligent sensors; Intelligent systems; Optical sensors; Pixel; Silicon carbide; Space technology; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2000. Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Lansing, MI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6475-9
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951482
