Compact star-field sensor (SFS)
Abstract
A compact SFS may can be deployed in small space vehicles. The SFS may have a small size, weight, and low power requirements. The hardware, software, catalogs, and calibration algorithm of the SFS provide highly accurate attitude information that can be used for pointing. For instance, accurate attitude determination may be provided that supports pointing of a deployable high gain helical antenna. A full “lost in space” attitude solution, accurate to about an arcminute, may be accomplished in under a minute. The SFS may be fully reprogrammable on orbit, allowing continued algorithm development and deployment after launch.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1824115
- Patent Number(s):
- 11046463
- Application Number:
- 16/043,345
- Assignee:
- Triad National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64G - COSMONAUTICS
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 07/24/2018
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
Citation Formats
Dallmann, Nicholas, Wren, James, Proicou, Michael, Mohr, Hannah, Delapp, Jerry, Katko, Kimberly, Martinez, John, Ortega, Donathan, Seitz, Daniel, Stein, Paul, Tripp, Justin, Warniment, Adam, and Wheat, Jr., Robert. Compact star-field sensor (SFS). United States: N. p., 2021.
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Dallmann, Nicholas, Wren, James, Proicou, Michael, Mohr, Hannah, Delapp, Jerry, Katko, Kimberly, Martinez, John, Ortega, Donathan, Seitz, Daniel, Stein, Paul, Tripp, Justin, Warniment, Adam, & Wheat, Jr., Robert. Compact star-field sensor (SFS). United States.
Dallmann, Nicholas, Wren, James, Proicou, Michael, Mohr, Hannah, Delapp, Jerry, Katko, Kimberly, Martinez, John, Ortega, Donathan, Seitz, Daniel, Stein, Paul, Tripp, Justin, Warniment, Adam, and Wheat, Jr., Robert. Tue .
"Compact star-field sensor (SFS)". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1824115.
@article{osti_1824115,
title = {Compact star-field sensor (SFS)},
author = {Dallmann, Nicholas and Wren, James and Proicou, Michael and Mohr, Hannah and Delapp, Jerry and Katko, Kimberly and Martinez, John and Ortega, Donathan and Seitz, Daniel and Stein, Paul and Tripp, Justin and Warniment, Adam and Wheat, Jr., Robert},
abstractNote = {A compact SFS may can be deployed in small space vehicles. The SFS may have a small size, weight, and low power requirements. The hardware, software, catalogs, and calibration algorithm of the SFS provide highly accurate attitude information that can be used for pointing. For instance, accurate attitude determination may be provided that supports pointing of a deployable high gain helical antenna. A full “lost in space” attitude solution, accurate to about an arcminute, may be accomplished in under a minute. The SFS may be fully reprogrammable on orbit, allowing continued algorithm development and deployment after launch.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 29 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Tue Jun 29 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}
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