• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 60, Issue 20, 2001001 (2023)
Chunjie Dai1, Aiming Zhou2, Yi Yang1, and Dongdong Zhang1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Infrared System Detection and Imaging Technologies, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
  • 2Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering, Shanghai 200240, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP223050 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Chunjie Dai, Aiming Zhou, Yi Yang, Dongdong Zhang. Improved Sun Glint Computational Model Based on WGS-84 Ellipsoid and Simulation Analysis[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(20): 2001001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Sun glint observation geometry based on an ideal sphere model
    Fig. 1. Sun glint observation geometry based on an ideal sphere model
    Sun glint observation geometry based on the WGS-84 ellipsoid model
    Fig. 2. Sun glint observation geometry based on the WGS-84 ellipsoid model
    Flow chart of the sun glint position algorithm based on the WGS-84 model
    Fig. 3. Flow chart of the sun glint position algorithm based on the WGS-84 model
    Flow chart of improved sun glint location algorithm considering coplanar conditions
    Fig. 4. Flow chart of improved sun glint location algorithm considering coplanar conditions
    Pointing mirror coordinate system. (a) Along the Y axis; (b) along the X axis
    Fig. 5. Pointing mirror coordinate system. (a) Along the Y axis; (b) along the X axis
    Sun glint position distance error of the ideal sphere model. (a) Spring equinox; (b) summer solstice; (c) winter solstice
    Fig. 6. Sun glint position distance error of the ideal sphere model. (a) Spring equinox; (b) summer solstice; (c) winter solstice
    Sun glint position distance error of the WGS-84 ellipsoid model before improvement. (a) Spring equinox; (b) summer solstice; (c) winter solstice
    Fig. 7. Sun glint position distance error of the WGS-84 ellipsoid model before improvement. (a) Spring equinox; (b) summer solstice; (c) winter solstice
    Sun glint position distance error of the WGS-84 ellipsoid model after improvement. (a) Spring equinox; (b) summer solstice; (c) winter solstice
    Fig. 8. Sun glint position distance error of the WGS-84 ellipsoid model after improvement. (a) Spring equinox; (b) summer solstice; (c) winter solstice
    Two-dimensional pointing angle error before and after algorithm improvement. (a) Before improvement; (b) after improvement
    Fig. 9. Two-dimensional pointing angle error before and after algorithm improvement. (a) Before improvement; (b) after improvement
    Chunjie Dai, Aiming Zhou, Yi Yang, Dongdong Zhang. Improved Sun Glint Computational Model Based on WGS-84 Ellipsoid and Simulation Analysis[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(20): 2001001
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