Title :
Design and implementation of a single axial motional regular octagonal cylinder instrument for measurement of sun direction
Author :
Zhang Wei ; He Li ; Li Zongping ; Kan Guangliang ; Lv Xinlei
Author_Institution :
Airport Coll., Civil Aviation Univ. of China, Tianjin, China
Abstract :
As a kind of parallel light, sunlight can be used for positioning. Light sensors are attached to each side of an octagona cylinder to achieve solar orientation. By theoretical analysis, design and test of a prototype, a fixed structure test method for sun orientation is verified. The instrument presented can be a foundation of new navigation device.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; aerospace navigation; motion measurement; optical sensors; sunlight; fixed structure test method; light sensor; navigation device; single axial motional regular octagonal cylinder instrument; solar orientation; sun direction measurement; sunlight; Azimuth; Educational institutions; Instruments; Navigation; Sensors; Sun; Voltage measurement; light sensor; regular octagonal cylinder; solar orientation;
Conference_Titel :
Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference (CGNCC), 2014 IEEE Chinese
Conference_Location :
Yantai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4700-3
DOI :
10.1109/CGNCC.2014.7007310
