Special Topic of Starlight Navigation Technology

Survey of technology status and development of all-time star sensors in near-earth space

  • ZHANG Hui ,
  • ZHOU Xiangdong ,
  • WANG Xinmei ,
  • TIAN Hong
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  • 1. Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Space Optoelectronic Precision Measurement, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China;
    3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Received date: 2019-12-10

  Revised date: 2020-03-10

  Online published: 2020-04-30

Supported by

National Key Research and Development Program(2016YFB0501105, 2019YFB0706000)

Abstract

Star sensors, a kind of attitude measurement equipment with stars as reference sources, are widely used on satellites, missiles, ships and other platforms. For near-earth space platforms that need to work all-time in the atmosphere, such as ships, aircraft, missiles, and high-altitude balloons, star sensors are faced with the difficulty of detecting dim stars against the strong sky background. This paper first describes the basic working principle of all-time star sensors in near-earth space, followed by an introduction of the research status at home and abroad. The main technical approaches are analyzed and summarized, and the development trend is discussed. The analysis results can provide reference for and facilitate the development of all-time star sensor systems in near-earth space.

Cite this article

ZHANG Hui , ZHOU Xiangdong , WANG Xinmei , TIAN Hong . Survey of technology status and development of all-time star sensors in near-earth space[J]. ACTA AERONAUTICAET ASTRONAUTICA SINICA, 2020 , 41(8) : 623719 -623719 . DOI: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2020.23719

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