Wide dynamic range CMOS image sensor for star tracking applications

• Main Author: Qian, Xinyuan
• Other Authors: Chen Shoushun
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Integrated circuits
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/65456
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Recent trends in space technologies highlight the importance of star trackers. Star trackers are optical-electronic devices that measure starlight directions. They are the most accurate sensors for 3-axis satellite attitude estimation. Current generation star trackers generally use CMOS image sensor...