Multi-Aperture CMOS Sun Sensor for Microsatellite Attitude Determination

This paper describes the high precision digital sun sensor under development at the University of Naples. The sensor determines the sun line orientation in the sensor frame from the measurement of the sun position on the focal plane. It exploits CMOS technology and an original optical head design wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michele Grassi, Giancarlo Rufino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-06-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/9/6/4503/