Paper describes guidance star tracker capable of locating and tracking preselected target star within 8° field of view; system employs no moving mechanisms and achieves high pointing accuracy because of methods of scanning and error signal determination which are used; descriptions of star-tracker optical and electronic systems and analytical determination of system performance are presented; comparisons of theoretical and measured performance characteristics are also presented and are in close agreement. (11917)
Strapdown star tracker for space vehicle attitude control
J Spacecraft Rockets
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets ; 5 , n 10
1968
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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