A MEMS-based star tracker system

Leo Lam; Rupert Young; Kevin Ryu; Wousik Kim; Sung Kim; Christopher Chatwin; Russ Brown

doi:10.1117/12.607978

28 March 2005 A MEMS-based star tracker system

Leo Lam, Rupert Young, Kevin Ryu, Wousik Kim, Sung Kim, Christopher Chatwin, Russ Brown

Proceedings Volume 5816, Optical Pattern Recognition XVI; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.607978
Event: Defense and Security, 2005, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

An incoherent correlator system for star pattern recognition and tracking was described by Kouris et al. in SPIE Vol. 4734, as part of the 2002 OPR XIII Conference Session. The experimental demonstration described utilized small but discrete bulk mirrors as the specialised matched filtering elements. The replacement of the discrete bulk mirrors by a matrix of MEMS mirrors is desirable, especially in space applications, due to the light weight, compact size, low power consumption and precise patterning of MEMS structures. We describe here the relation of MEMS mirror parameters to star tracker performance. Two approaches to fabricate a two dimensional array of large area, high tilt angle and fast switching MEMS mirrors with orthogonal tilt axes are discussed, as required in the star tracker application. A preliminary design and test results of the MEMS array are presented.

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Leo Lam, Rupert Young, Kevin Ryu, Wousik Kim, Sung Kim, Christopher Chatwin, and Russ Brown "A MEMS-based star tracker system", Proc. SPIE 5816, Optical Pattern Recognition XVI, (28 March 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.607978

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