Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 17, 1701002(2020)

Solar Meridian Extraction Method Based on Hough Transformation

Yan Cui*, Xinchang Zhou, Yafei Liu, Kang Liu, and Jinkui Chu
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  • Key Laboratory for Precision and Non-Traditional Machining Technology, Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: Mar. 23, 2020

    Accepted: Jun. 1, 2020

    Published Online: Aug. 24, 2020

    The Author Email: Cui Yan (yanc@dlut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.1701002

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