Design and implementation of detection system for skylight polarized pattern using continuously spinning polarization analyzer

Yuhang Xuebao/Journal of Astronautics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1087-1094

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

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ORDNANCE ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

LIGHT TRANSMISSION; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING;

DEGREE OF LINEAR POLARIZATION; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; DETECTION INSTRUMENTS; INTEGRAL CHARACTERISTICS; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; POLARIZATION ANALYZERS; SKYLIGHT POLARIZATIONS; SKYLIGHT POLARIZED PATTERN;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 84907960871     PISSN: 10001328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3873/j.issn.1000-1328.2014.09.015     Document Type: Article

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