A Photoelectric Position Detector for Satellite Tracking

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to describe the design of a photoelectric position detector and its experimental evaluation as a sensor for satellite tracking. The position detector is a device which can sense the location of an optical image within its entrance aperture. It was made to fill the need for an angular position sensor for the satellite tracker telescope maintained by the Aerospace Research Laboratories, WPAFB, Ohio. The telescope is used for photoelectric photometry of artificial earth satellites.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0853678

Entities

People

  • Louis S. Macknik

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cathode Followers
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electron Tubes
  • Emission
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Operational Amplifiers
  • Optical Detectors
  • Optics
  • Photomultiplier Tubes
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects