This paper describes the research activity at the university of Naples concerning the design and prototype development of a low-cost APS-based miniature sun sensor for micro/nanosatellites applications. In the paper the sensor architecture is described, as well as the development of its prototype and of the facility for laboratory testing. Part of the project is also the development of a numerical code to simulate the sensor operation and predict the sensor performances. Numerical results show that an angular accuracy better than 1 arcmin is achievable.

APS-based Miniature Sun Sensor for Earth Observation Nanosatellites / Buonocore, M.; Grassi, Michele; Rufino, Giancarlo. - In: ACTA ASTRONAUTICA. - ISSN 0094-5765. - STAMPA. - 56:(2005), pp. 139-145. [10.1016/j.actaastro.2004.09.006]

APS-based Miniature Sun Sensor for Earth Observation Nanosatellites

GRASSI, MICHELE;RUFINO, GIANCARLO
2005

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This paper describes the research activity at the university of Naples concerning the design and prototype development of a low-cost APS-based miniature sun sensor for micro/nanosatellites applications. In the paper the sensor architecture is described, as well as the development of its prototype and of the facility for laboratory testing. Part of the project is also the development of a numerical code to simulate the sensor operation and predict the sensor performances. Numerical results show that an angular accuracy better than 1 arcmin is achievable.
2005
APS-based Miniature Sun Sensor for Earth Observation Nanosatellites / Buonocore, M.; Grassi, Michele; Rufino, Giancarlo. - In: ACTA ASTRONAUTICA. - ISSN 0094-5765. - STAMPA. - 56:(2005), pp. 139-145. [10.1016/j.actaastro.2004.09.006]
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