Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 32, Issue 11, 1686(2024)

Design of inertial space TDI camera for long arc active star source scanning

Andong YAN1...2,3, Zongqiang FU1,2,3, Shutong ZENG4, Lin CHANG1,3,*, and Xiubin YANG13 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun30033, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100039, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Space-based Dynamic & Rapid Optical Imaging Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun100, China
  • 4School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan250100, China
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    Figures & Tables(30)
    TDI imaging principle
    Schematic diagram of TDI charge transfer
    Detector noise components
    Schematic diagram of TDI camera imaging reference
    Satellite body and VVLH coordinate systems
    Optical camera and satellite body coordinate systems
    Focal plane and optical camera coordinate systems
    Block diagram of spatial target coordinate conversion
    TDI imaging mode for sky scanning
    Overall process of TDI sweeping imaging
    Schematic diagram of physical simulation of TDI imaging
    Sketch of TDI camera optical axis pointing at initial time
    Quaternion of body coordinate system to inertial coordinate system
    Semi-physical simulation experiment based on dynamic star simulator
    Three target stars selected for SNR calculation
    TDI scanning imaging (integration level)
    TDI scanning imaging (sweeping speed)
    Comparison of TDI sweeping imaging and area-array imaging
    Target star point local magnification contrast
    • Table 1. Specifications of TDI camera

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      Table 1. Specifications of TDI camera

      ParametersValue
      Effective resolution3 200×128
      Pixel size/μm7
      Pixel data width/bit8
      Maximum integration level128
      Maximum line frequency/kHz100
      Minimum line frequency/kHz1
      Clock frequency/MHz40/60/85
      Power consumption/W3.5
      Lens mountM42
      Optical spacing/mm10.10
      Gain1.0~8.0
    • Table 2. TDI imaging simulation parameters

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      Table 2. TDI imaging simulation parameters

      ParameterValue
      Angular rate/((°)·s-18.5
      Integration level128
      Exposure time/ms128
      Line frequency/kHz1
      Imaging time/s10
    • Table 3. Satellite orbit elements and attitude setting

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      Table 3. Satellite orbit elements and attitude setting

      ParameterValue
      Semimajor axis a/m6 928 140
      Eccentricity e0
      Orbital inclination i/(°)97.503
      Ascension of the ascending node Ω/(°)202.996
      Argument of periapsis ω/(°)0
      True anomaly φ/(°)0.231
      Roll angle ϕ/(°)-107.029 6
      Pitch angle θ/(°)-10.800 7
      Yaw angle ψ/(°)86.714 9
      Tilt angle/(°)90
      Azimuth angle/(°)0
    • Table 4. Parameters of dynamic star simulator

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      Table 4. Parameters of dynamic star simulator

      ParameterValue
      Focal length/mm47.6
      LCOS pixel size/µm5.5
      LCOS resolution2 048×1 536
      Sensor size/mm11.25×8.45
      Frame refresh rate/Hz120
      Field of view/(°)12×12
      Exit pupil diameter/mm20
      Exit pupil distance/mm35
      Spectral range/nm500~800
      Optical transfer function0.7(v=60 lp/mm)
      Relative distortion/%0.02
      Angular separation error/″7
    • Table 5. Experimental design for integral series

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      Table 5. Experimental design for integral series

      GroupSpeed/((°)·s-1Integration levelFrequency/kHzExposure/ms
      18.532132
      28.564164
      38.596196
      48.51281128
    • Table 6. Experimental results of integral series

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      Table 6. Experimental results of integral series

      GroupGray levelStar 1Star 2Star 3SNRTail
      10.046 17.430 86.045 44.666 46.0471
      20.105 88.464 97.035 45.271 86.9241
      30.180 48.824 67.512 45.638 87.3251
      40.268 58.794 47.497 85.618 27.3031
    • Table 7. Experimental design for sweeping speed

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      Table 7. Experimental design for sweeping speed

      GroupSpeed/((°)·s-1Integration levelFrequency/kHzExposure/ms
      48.51281128
      910.621281.25102.4
      1012.751281.585.3
      1114.871281.7573.1
      1217128264
    • Table 8. Experimental results of sweeping speed

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      Table 8. Experimental results of sweeping speed

      GroupGray levelStar 1Star 2Star 3SNRTail
      40.2688.7947.4975.6187.3031
      90.1968.7057.5725.6047.2941
      100.158.8247.4905.3897.2341
      110.1248.7837.3245.3397.1491
      120.1048.6367.2585.2267.0401
    • Table 9. Array imaging contrast experimental design

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      Table 9. Array imaging contrast experimental design

      GroupSpeed/((°)·s-1Exposure/ms
      58.532
      68.564
      78.596
      88.5128
    • Table 10. Experimental results of planar array imaging

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      Table 10. Experimental results of planar array imaging

      GroupGray levelStar 1Star 2Star 3SNRTail
      50.1192.1781.8671.3611.8023.5
      60.2281.5151.2990.9471.2546.8
      70.2101.4321.2280.8951.18510.0
      80.3111.2701.0890.7941.05112.5
    • Table 11. Results of traditional area-array imaging methods

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      Table 11. Results of traditional area-array imaging methods

      GroupSpeed/((°)·s-1Exposure/msImaging time/sSNR
      0(TDI)8.596107.325 2
      1(Area)09610.048 2
      2(Area)0.5961709.517 1
      3(Area)196858.649 6
      4(Area)1.59656.678.079 8
      5(Area)29642.57.611 8
      6(Area)2.596347.064 1
      7(Area)39628.336.267 8
      8(Area)3.59624.295.520 5
      9(Area)49621.254.823 5
      10(Area)4.59618.893.862 4
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    Andong YAN, Zongqiang FU, Shutong ZENG, Lin CHANG, Xiubin YANG. Design of inertial space TDI camera for long arc active star source scanning[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2024, 32(11): 1686

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    Received: Nov. 14, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 8, 2024

    The Author Email: CHANG Lin (fagnlinchang@aliyun.com)

    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20243211.1686

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