Automatic detection system for skylight polarized pattern

Guangxue Jingmi Gongcheng/Optics and Precision Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 239-245

  Zhao, Kai Chun ^a   Lu, Hao ^a,b   You, Zheng ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ORDNANCE ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Polarization navigation; Polarized light measurement; Rayleigh scattering; Skylight polarized pattern

Indexed keywords

ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; AUTOMATIC DETECTION SYSTEMS; COMPLEX OPERATIONS; EFFICIENT DETECTION; NAVIGATION ACCURACY; POLARIZATION MODELS; SKYLIGHT POLARIZATIONS; SKYLIGHT POLARIZED PATTERN;

ENGINEERING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICS; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 84875081759     PISSN: 1004924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3788/OPE.20132102.0239     Document Type: Article

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