Lunar crater identification in digital images

JA Christian, H Derksen, R Watkins - The Journal of the Astronautical …, 2021‏ - Springer
It is often necessary to identify a pattern of observed craters in a single image of the lunar
surface and without any prior knowledge of the camera's location. This so-called “lost-in …

Star identification and attitude determination with projective cameras

JA Christian, JL Crassidis - IEEE Access, 2021‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Images of starfields collected by a projective camera are useful for a variety of scientific and
engineering purposes. This utility is exemplified by star trackers, which are amongst the …

Star-Identification System Based on Polygon Recognition

GE Ramos-Alcaraz, MA Alonso-Arévalo… - Aerospace, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Accurate attitude determination is crucial for satellites and spacecraft. Among attitude
determination devices, star sensors are the most accurate. Solving the lost-in-space problem …

Maximum radial pattern matching for minimum star map identification

J Fu, Q Li, L Lin, H Wei - EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal …, 2024‏ - Springer
This paper proposes an all-sky star map identification algorithm that can simultaneously
achieve high identification probability, low algorithm complexity, and small databases for …

A Robust High-Accuracy Star Map Matching Algorithm for Dense Star Scenes

Q Sun, Z Niu, Y Li, Z Wang - Remote Sensing, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
The algorithm proposed in this paper aims at solving the problem of star map matching in
high-limiting-magnitude astronomical images, which is inspired by geometric voting star …

Self-Calibration for Star Sensors

J Fu, L Lin, Q Li - Sensors, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Aiming to address the chicken-and-egg problem in star identification and the intrinsic
parameter determination processes of on-orbit star sensors, this study proposes an on-orbit …

Multidimensional optimization-improved grid star map recognition algorithm

B Zhao, Y Zhang, D Yang, T Ren, S Yang, J Zhang… - Optics …, 2024‏ - opg.optica.org
In high-precision celestial navigation, star map recognition algorithms are crucial. We
identified limitations in the classical grid star map recognition algorithm (CGSMRA) …

Rapid star identification algorithm for fish-eye camera based on PPP/INS assistance

C Li, Y Yang, G **ao, Z Chen, S Tong… - The Journal of Navigation, 2022‏ - cambridge.org
The fish-eye star sensor with a field of view (FOV) of 180° is an important piece of equipment
for attitude determination, which improves the visibility of stars significantly. However, it also …

Proposals for Surmounting Sensor Noises

A Pittella, T Sands - Sensors, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Classical and optimal control architectures for motion mechanics in the presence of noisy
sensors use different algorithms and calculations to perform and control any number of …