• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 58, Issue 1, 135001 (2021)
Wang Haiyong* and Xu Hao
Author Affiliations
  • School of Astronautics, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP202158.0135001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Wang Haiyong, Xu Hao. Algorithm for Screening Navigation Stars on Star Sensors[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2021, 58(1): 135001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Flow chart of algorithm for screening navigation stars
    Fig. 1. Flow chart of algorithm for screening navigation stars
    Uniformly distributed random vector samples in celestial sphere
    Fig. 2. Uniformly distributed random vector samples in celestial sphere
    Relationship among circular FOV, tangent longitude and optic declination
    Fig. 3. Relationship among circular FOV, tangent longitude and optic declination
    Spherical area near optical axis
    Fig. 4. Spherical area near optical axis
    Flow chart for screening bright stars
    Fig. 5. Flow chart for screening bright stars
    Schematic of FOV radius of peripheral circle of sensor
    Fig. 6. Schematic of FOV radius of peripheral circle of sensor
    Probability distribution of number of stars in FOV. (a) After screening limiting star magnitudes; (b) after eliminating dark stars from small angular distance star pairs; (c) after screening bright stars from circular FOV
    Fig. 7. Probability distribution of number of stars in FOV. (a) After screening limiting star magnitudes; (b) after eliminating dark stars from small angular distance star pairs; (c) after screening bright stars from circular FOV
    Distribution of stars near optical axis. (a) After screening limiting star magnitudes; (b) after eliminating dark stars from small angular distance star pairs; (c) after screening bright stars from circular FOV
    Fig. 8. Distribution of stars near optical axis. (a) After screening limiting star magnitudes; (b) after eliminating dark stars from small angular distance star pairs; (c) after screening bright stars from circular FOV
    ProcedureNumber of stars in FOVW
    RangeWith maximum probability
    After screening limiting star magnitudes7-842171.08%
    After eliminating dark stars from small angular distance star pairs6-611982.09%
    After screening bright stars from circular FOV6-412095.72%
    Table 1. Distribution of number of stars in FOV
    ProcedureNumber of stars in FOV
    After screening limiting star magnitudes74
    After eliminating dark stars from small angular distance star pairs54
    After screening bright stars from circular FOV31
    Table 2. Number of stars in FOV
    Wang Haiyong, Xu Hao. Algorithm for Screening Navigation Stars on Star Sensors[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2021, 58(1): 135001
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