Title :
Tracking the Partially Illuminated Moon
Author_Institution :
Northrop Space Laboratories, Hawthorne, Calif.
Abstract :
This paper details a study of optical techniques for tracking the partially illuminated moon and describes a feasibility-type breadboard constructed to track automatically by means of a multiplier phototube, a scanning unit and a digital computer.
Keywords :
Appraisal; Geometrical optics; Instruments; Moon; Navigation; Optical variables control; Space vehicles; Sun; Target tracking; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Navigational Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TANE.1963.4502123
