Application of APS arrays to star and feature tracking systems

Christopher C. Clark; Orly Yadid-Pecht; Eric R. Fossum; Phil M. Salomon; Edwin W. Dennison

doi:10.1117/12.255130

28 October 1996 Application of APS arrays to star and feature tracking systems

Christopher C. Clark, Orly Yadid-Pecht, Eric R. Fossum, Phil M. Salomon, Edwin W. Dennison

Proceedings Volume 2810, Space Sciencecraft Control and Tracking in the New Millennium; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.255130
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

Reducing mass and power demands from engineering and science image sensors, while improving system capability, remains a driving force in the development of Sciencecraft components. The Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) is developing advanced concepts for future spacecraft celestial trackers by incorporating active pixel sensor (APS) array technology into star and feature tracker designs. We describe fundamental APS array properties and characteristics, and discuss recent progress in APS designs directly applicable to next generation trackers. A description of a new regional electronic shutter design providing extremely high dynamic range and local shuttering capability is given along with test results from a prototype device. A new star and feature tracker concept enabled by this regional shuttering capability is described.

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Christopher C. Clark, Orly Yadid-Pecht, Eric R. Fossum, Phil M. Salomon, and Edwin W. Dennison "Application of APS arrays to star and feature tracking systems", Proc. SPIE 2810, Space Sciencecraft Control and Tracking in the New Millennium, (28 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.255130

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