CMOS active pixel sensor star tracker with regional electronic shutter

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 285-288

  Yadid Pecht, Orly ^a   Pain, Bedabrata ^a   Staller, Craig ^a   Clark, Christopher ^a   Fossum, Eric ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active pixel sensors; Dynamic range; Electronic shutter; Image sensors; Photodiode arrays

Indexed keywords

CAMERA SHUTTERS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; IMAGE SENSORS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; PHOTODIODES; RADIO ASTRONOMY; TRACKING (POSITION);

ACTIVE PIXEL SENSORS (APS); REGIONAL ELECTRONIC SHUTTER; STAR TRACKING;

ELECTRONIC GUIDANCE SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031079420     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/4.551925     Document Type: Article

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