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Hold up, what in the world is a Star Tracker?
Glad you asked ! Star Tracker is an optical device that is used to measure orientation of an object using position of the stars. This instrument is commonly attached to man-made satellites and spacecraft in order to correct their orientation, a feature which makes this device very crucial in space missions as well as in correcting GPS location and other remote sensing application. They also usually weigh up to tens and hundreds of pounds. We circumnavigated that weight issue and successfully build a miniaturized and light-weight version of the star tracker that can configure star coordinates by matching real-time data photos with an established star-orientation catalog. The instrument also include gyroscopes for self-stabilization in order to capture intact images that are powered using Arduino boards.
Fun fact: This instrument has the highest balloon recovery rate of all instrument in USIP due to its accurate location determination.
Glad you asked ! Star Tracker is an optical device that is used to measure orientation of an object using position of the stars. This instrument is commonly attached to man-made satellites and spacecraft in order to correct their orientation, a feature which makes this device very crucial in space missions as well as in correcting GPS location and other remote sensing application. They also usually weigh up to tens and hundreds of pounds. We circumnavigated that weight issue and successfully build a miniaturized and light-weight version of the star tracker that can configure star coordinates by matching real-time data photos with an established star-orientation catalog. The instrument also include gyroscopes for self-stabilization in order to capture intact images that are powered using Arduino boards.
Fun fact: This instrument has the highest balloon recovery rate of all instrument in USIP due to its accurate location determination.
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