NASA NTRS · 19630000039
Solar-angle sensor has no moving parts
Abstract
To measure the direction of the sun over a spherical field of view, a cube-shaped solar sensor with a photocell on each side is used. The outputs from the six cells are fed into a computer for determining the position of the sun relative to an orthogonal coordinate system.
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Exner, D. W., Jr., Meisenholder, G. W., Schmidt, L. F.. 1964-05-01. Solar-angle sensor has no moving parts. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19630000039
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