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| Title: | Application of New Technology to Future Celestial Trackers |
| Authors: | Clark, C.
Eisenman, A.
Udomkesmalee, S.
Tubbs, E. |
| Issue Date: | May-1995 |
| Citation: | SPIE, Spacecraft Control Systems, Orlando, FL, May 1995 |
| Abstract: | New developments in image sensors and optical materials have opened the door to dramatic mass and power reductions in celestial tracker designs. The rapid development of active pixel sensors (APS) has provided a new detector choice offering high on-chip integration of support circuitry at reduced power consumption. Silicon-Carbide (Si-C) optics are one of the new developments in low-mass optical components. We describe the celestial tracker needs of an Autonomous Feature and Star Tracking (AFAST) system designed for autonomous spacecraft control. Details of a low mass celestial tracker, based on a low power APS array and optimized for an AFAST system, are discussed. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2014/29883 |
| Appears in Collections: | JPL TRS 1992+
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