Title:
DETECTOR FOR ATTITUDE OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS6047800
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A zero-seeking optical sensor for an earth satellite reproduces two opposite edges of the earth on a receiver 7. The radiation incident within the respective fields of vision 8a and 8b or 12a and 12b on the receiver 7 are measured, and any displacement of the satellite from a reference attitude can be determined from the difference in radiation energies. In order to be able to determine the attitude of the satellite at different heights, the optical position sensor 6 has mirrors 11 which vary the fields of vision from 8a, 8b to 12a, 12b so that opposite edges of the earth are always observed.
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Inventors:
GIYUNTAA GAMUKE
NATORI NAOYUKI
NATORI NAOYUKI
Application Number:
JP71784A
Publication Date:
March 15, 1985
Filing Date:
January 06, 1984
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MESSERSCHMITT BOELKOW BLOHM
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP
International Classes:
G01C21/24; B64G1/36; G01S3/782; G01S3/786; (IPC1-7): B64G1/36
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Masuo Oiwa