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7339731 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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