The invention concerns a method for estimating the angular velocity (and, preferably, also the attitude) of a space platform (for example, a satellite, a space vehicle, or a space station) using only the information provided by one or more optical sensors, such as one or more star trackers, one or more colour and/or black and white cameras or video cameras, one of more infrared sensors, etc.


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    Title :

    ESTIMATION OF ATTITUDE AND ANGULAR VELOCITY OF A SATELLITE BASED ON THE USE OF ONLY OPTICAL SENSORS


    Additional title:

    SCHÄTZUNG DER LAGE UND WINKELGESCHWINDIGKEIT EINES SATELLITEN AUF DER BASIS DER VERWENDUNG AUSSCHLIESSLICH OPTISCHER SENSOREN
    ESTIMATION D'ATTITUDE ET DE VITESSE ANGULAIRE D'UN SATELLITE BASÉE SUR LA SEULE UTILISATION DE CAPTEURS OPTIQUES


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    Publication date :

    2024-03-13


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS / G06T Bilddatenverarbeitung oder Bilddatenerzeugung allgemein , IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL



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