AUTONOMOUS STAR FIELD IDENTIFICATION USING INTELLIGENT CCD-BASED CAMERAS

Authors
SCHOLL MS
Citation
Ms. Scholl, AUTONOMOUS STAR FIELD IDENTIFICATION USING INTELLIGENT CCD-BASED CAMERAS, Optical engineering, 33(1), 1994, pp. 134-139
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optical engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
00913286
Volume
33
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
134 - 139
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-3286(1994)33:1<134:ASFIUI>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A six-feature all-sky star field identification algorithm has been dev eloped. The minimum identifiable star pattern element consists of an o riented star triplet defined by three stars and their celestial coordi nates and visual magnitudes. This algorithm has been integrated with a CCD-based imaging camera. The autonomous intelligent camera identifie s in real time any star field without a priori knowledge. Observatory tests on star fields with this intelligent camera are described.