A Survey on Star Identification Algorithms Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The author surveys algorithms used in star identification, commonly used in star trackers to determine the attitude of a spacecraft. Star trackers are a staple of attitude determination systems for most types of satellites. The paper covers: (a) lost-in-space algorithms (when no a priori attitude information is available), (b) recursive algorithms (when some a priori attitude information is available), and (c) non-dimensional algorithms (when the star tracker calibration is not well-known). The performance of selected algorithms and supporting algorithms are compared. 2009 by the authors.

published proceedings

  • ALGORITHMS

altmetric score

  • 6.5

author list (cited authors)

  • Spratling, B., & Mortari, D.

citation count

  • 116

complete list of authors

  • Spratling, Benjamin BIV||Mortari, Daniele

publication date

  • March 2009

publisher