Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 5, 20220813(2023)

Pointing correction technology of telescope of mobile tracking station based on star pattern matching deviation calibration

Ming Liu, Wenbo Yang, Delong Liu, Jiannan Sun, Zhe Kang, and Zhenwei Li
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  • Changchun Observatory, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130117, China
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    Star deviation calibration model
    (a) Grabbing image; (b) Extraction of measured star centroid
    Extraction of measured star centroid coordinates
    Flow chart of calibration star data conversation
    Schematic diagram of star pattern matching algorithm for deviation calibration
    Flow chart of star pattern matching algorithm for deviation calibration
    (a) Captured image by first frame; (b) Star pattern matching by first frame; (c) Pointing fitting of photocenter direction by first frame
    (a) Captured image by last frame; (b) Star pattern matching by last frame; (c) Pointing fitting of photocenter direction by last frame
    Distribution of pointing residue without corrected
    Distribution of pointing residue after corrected
    (a) Star pattern matching by pointing at Polaris; (b) Pointing fitting of photocenter direction by pointing at Polaris
    • Table 1. Related parameters of the telescope

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      Table 1. Related parameters of the telescope

      System parameterValue
      Focal length/mm600
      Field of view/(″)57×57
      Resolution of CCD1 024×1 024
      Pixel size/μm11×11
      Distortion1%
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    Ming Liu, Wenbo Yang, Delong Liu, Jiannan Sun, Zhe Kang, Zhenwei Li. Pointing correction technology of telescope of mobile tracking station based on star pattern matching deviation calibration[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(5): 20220813

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    Paper Information

    Category: Photoelectric measurement

    Received: Jun. 10, 2022

    Accepted: Feb. 14, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 4, 2023

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20220813

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