Overview of star tracker technology and its trends in research and development

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 115, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 462-478

  Ju, Gwanghyoek ^a   Junkins, John L ^b  

^a Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)   (South Korea)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAR CAMERAS; STAR TRACKERS;

ALGORITHMS; CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DETECTORS; EARTH (PLANET); RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SENSORS;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 1542269657     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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