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A prototype miniaturized digital sun sensor (miniDSS) was developed by TNO. It is expected to be launched on QuadSat for in-orbit demonstration. The single-chip sun sensor comprises an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) on which an active pixel sensor (APS), read-out and processing circuitry as well as communication circuitry are combined. The sun sensor consumes only 65 mW, has a volume of 69x52x14 mm3 and a mass of just 72 grams. Although the miniDSS is a miniaturized and low-power device, the accuracy is not compromised by this. The uncalibrated accuracy is in the order of a few hundreds of a degree, across the field of view of 102°x102°. The sensor is albedo insensitive.
B. M. de Boer andM. Durkut
"A low-power and high-precision miniaturized digital sun sensor", Proc. SPIE 8876, Nanophotonics and Macrophotonics for Space Environments VII, 88760F (24 September 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023292
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B. M. de Boer, M. Durkut, "A low-power and high-precision miniaturized digital sun sensor," Proc. SPIE 8876, Nanophotonics and Macrophotonics for Space Environments VII, 88760F (24 September 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023292