Digital sun sensor based on the optical vernier measuring principle

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2494-2498

  Chen, Feifan ^a   Feng, Jing ^a   Hong, Zhiwei ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Angle measure; Optical vernier; Sun sensor

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT THEORY; OPTICAL DESIGN; PHOTOELECTRICITY;

ANGLE MEASURE; OPTICAL VERNIER; SUN SENSORS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

MEASUREMENT THEORY; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL SENSORS; PHOTOELECTRICITY;

EID: 33747612211     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/17/9/017     Document Type: Article

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