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Self-aligning telescope
Embodiments of the present disclosure include self-aligning telescope control systems and self-alignment methods. In an embodiment, a telescope control system orients a telescope with respect to...
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6577929 |
Miniature attitude sensing suite
The present invention provides methods of and apparatus for determining the inertial attitude of an aerospace vehicle. In one embodiment, the invention provides a rotational astronomical...
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6460809 |
Spacecraft methods and systems for autonomous correction of star tracker charge-transfer-efficiency errors
Structures and methods are provided for deriving corrected star coordinates C crctd from measured star coordinates C ms that include star tracker charge transfer efficiency (CTE) errors. The...
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6227496 |
Attitude determination system for artificial satellite
An attitude determination system for an artificial satellite capable of performing star identification without need for the aid of ground station includes an image processing module (17) for...
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6102338 |
Attitude determination system for artificial satellite
An attitude determination system for an artificial satellite capable of performing star identification without need for the aid of ground station includes an image processing module (17) for...
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5808292 |
Apparatus and method for remote sensing of an object
A sensing and tracking system is provided which includes a stationary array of sensors, a control system and a stationary lens assembly. The control system activates at least one sensor of the...
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5745869 |
Techniques for optimizing an autonomous star tracker
A method for determining the attitude of a spacecraft (1) by observing stars (2) within a starfield (3). A detector (13), camera electronics (14), and computer (15) located on board the spacecraft...
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5642106 |
Visual incremental turn detector
A visual gyroscope system for detecting turns and straight line travel of a vehicle includes a visual image detector mounted on the vehicle, for producing sequential and successive digitized image...
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5512743 |
Space-based asteroid detection and monitoring system
A satellite-borne system for the detection of near earth objects. The system periodically captures two images of the celestial sphere about the earth using a pair of linear arrays of optical...
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