Construction and performance test of a novel polarization sensor for navigation

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-82

  Jinkui, Chu ^a   Kaichun, Zhao ^a   Qiang, Zhang ^a   Tichang, Wang ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Angle algorithm; Navigation; Performance test; Polarization vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ERRORS; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; NAVIGATION; POLARIZATION; TRACKING (POSITION);

AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION; NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY; NON-LINEARITY ERRORS; PERFORMANCE TESTS; POLARIZATION SENSITIVITY; POLARIZATION SENSORS; POLARIZATION VISION; PRECISION-GUIDED WEAPON;

AIR NAVIGATION;

EID: 55349089528     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.07.016     Document Type: Article

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