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A low-cost, ccd solid state star tracker
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Wynne, D. Chmielowski, M. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | Applied Research Corporation (ARC) has developed an engineering model of a multi-star CCD-based tracker for space applications requiring radiation hardness, high reliability and low power consumption. The engineering unit compared favorably in functional performance tests to the standard NASA single-star tracker. Characteristics of the ARC star tracker are: field of view = 10 deg x 7.5 deg, sensitivity range of -1 to +5 star magnitude, NEA = 3 in x 3 in, linearity = 5 in x 5 in, and power consumption of 1-3 W (operating mode dependent). The software is upgradable through a remote link. The hardware-limited acquisition rate is 1-5 Hz for stars of +2 to +5 magnitude and 10-30 Hz for -1 to +2 magnitude stars. Mechanical and electrical interfaces are identical to the standard NASA star tracker. |
| File Size | 12133836 |
| Page Count | 419 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940027911 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3421wd21 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1992-12-23 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Optics Charge Coupled Devices Radiation Hardening Performance Tests Attitude Control Low Cost Spacecraft Guidance Ccd Star Tracker Field of View Design Analysis Remote Control Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |