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Autonomous star identification for spacecraft attitude controlResearch is being conducted to enhance the Advanced Star and Target Reference Optical Scanner (ASTROS I) so that it will be able to automatically track a star and recognize the star's pointing position. Previously developed field identification algorithms, coded on a flight-scale computer, are linked to a breadboard ASTROS star tracker to calculate pointing vectors in real time. A simple graph-searching algorithm was used in an initial study to find stellar positions based on pattern recognition. Results from this study and plans for further development are presented.
Document ID
19890039833
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rappaport, Barry (New Mexico State Univ. Las Cruces, NM, United States)
Dunning, Ted (New Mexico State Univ. Las Cruces, NM, United States)
Jordan, Jay (New Mexico State Univ. Las Cruces, NM, United States)
Phillips, Keith (New Mexico State University Las Cruces, United States)
Stanton, Richard (California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Meeting Information
Meeting: Astronomy from Large Databases: Scientific Objectives and Methodological Approaches
Location: Garching
Country: Germany
Start Date: October 12, 1987
End Date: October 14, 1987
Accession Number
89A27204
Distribution Limits
Public
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