Determining the local vertical line direction for CubeSat class nano-satellite by the Earth images analysis
Published: 18.08.2016
Authors: Lomaka I.A., Ustugov E.V.
Published in issue: #8(56)/2016
DOI: 10.18698/2308-6033-2016-8-1520
Category: Aviation and Rocket-Space Engineering | Chapter: Innovation Technologies of Aerospace Engineering
The study deals with applying video images to determine the local vertical line of a nanosatellite. In the research we develop algorithms for solving the task and present the basic formula, the result of numerical experiment. Finally, we make the conclusions concerning the systems application.
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