Design Study for a Sensor Utilizing an Electrostatic Camera. Volume II. Appendices

Abstract

A sensor using an electrostatic storage camera is studied for use in an autonomous space surveillance system. The Teal Amber I target and background parameters and search fan are used to characterize the system sensitivity and data acquisition method. A detailed telescope and mount analysis and camera design analysis are performed based on both panoramic and step-and-stare scan modes. A conceptual design of a data processing system using starfield cancellation followed by streak detection is analyzed. The system survivability and reliability are discussed. A cost-effective laboratory demonstration system is presented. The recommended space surveillance system is described and performance predictions are made based on the Teal Amber target parameters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA007070

Entities

People

  • Daniel Galburt
  • Richard O. Johnson
  • Robert A. Botticelli

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Detectors
  • Distortion
  • Electron Multipliers
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Fabrication
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Geometry
  • Grids
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Modulation
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Radiation
  • Resonant Frequency

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects