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    Star field simulator design

    Author
    Reynolds, Asiah
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    Christian, John; Anderson, Kurt S.; Mishra, Sandipan;
    Date Issued
    2019-05
    Subject
    Aeronautical engineering
    Degree
    MS;
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    This electronic version is a licensed copy owned by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. Copyright of original work retained by author.;
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    URI
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13015/2381
    Abstract
    As star trackers are evolving to become the primary on-board calculating devices for the attitude determination of spacecraft, the need for developing and testing these technologies in laboratories is becoming increasingly important. Technology is looking to improve autonomous, on-board capabilities for image processing, calibration, pattern recognition, star identication, noise reduction and more. One of the ways star trackers are tested is through the use of star field simulator systems, which produce star fields on visual displays and collimate the light to simulate the visualization of a star tracker aboard a spacecraft in operation. This paper outlines the development of an in lab star field simulator and verifies the system is successful based on proper collimation of images using the optics lens and based on the rotation of the Dorado constellation using the Hipparcos and Bright Star Catalogue.;
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    May 2019; School of Engineering
    Department
    Dept. of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering;
    Publisher
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
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