Attitude estimation with compressive sampling of starfield data
US8472735B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In general, in one embodiment, a starfield image as seen by an object is analyzed. Compressive samples are taken of the starfield image and, in the compressed domain, processed to remove noise. Stars in the starfield image are identified and used to determine an attitude of the object.
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