Predictive centroiding for single and multiple FOVs star trackers

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 112 I, Issue , 2002, Pages 59-71

  Samaan, Malak A ^a   Mortari, Daniele ^b   Pollock, Thomas C ^a   Junkins, John L ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; KINEMATICS; SPACECRAFT INSTRUMENTS;

ACTIVE PIXEL SENSORS; LOST IN SPACE ALGORITHM; STAR IMAGES; STAR TRACKERS;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0036910288     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (10)

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2. Junkins, J.L., Pollock, T.C., and Mortari, D. "Multiple Field of View Optical Imaging System and Method," U.S. Patent Pending No. 60/239,559, Jan, 29, 2001.
3. Shalom, E., Alexander, J.W., and Stanton, R.H., "Acquisition and Tracking Algorithms for the ASTROS Star Tracker", Paper AAS 85-050, The Annual Rocky Mountain Guidance and Control Conference, Keystone, CO, 1985.
4. Mortari, D. "Attitude Demonstration Using the Multiple FOVs Star Tracker StarNav III," ASI Contract NI/184/00/0. 30 September 2001, Final Report.
5. Mortari, D., and Romoli, A. "NavStar III: A Three Fields Of View Star Tracker," 2002 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, March 9-16, 2002.
6. Samaan, M.A., Mortari, D., and Junkins, J.L., "Recursive Mode Star Identification Algorithms", Paper AAS 01-194 Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA, 11-14 February, 2001.
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9. Mortari, D., Junkins, J.L., and Samaan, M.A. "Lost-In-Space Pyramid Algorithm for Robust Star Pattern Recognition", Paper AAS 01-004 Guidance and Control Conference, Breckenridge, Colorado, 31 Jan. - 4 Feb. 2001.
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