High-Accuracy Star Camera Attitude Determination Algorithm Based on Adaptive Weighted Adjustment

Lidan Weng; Guoqiang Zeng

doi:10.3788/AOS250630

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 12, 1211004(2025)

High-Accuracy Star Camera Attitude Determination Algorithm Based on Adaptive Weighted Adjustment

Lidan Weng and Guoqiang Zeng^*

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School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei , China

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Fig. 1. Star point imaging model of star camera

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Fig. 2. Attitude determination accuracy of different algorithms for different position noise levels

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Fig. 3. Star point coordinate correction model of star camera A. (a) X coordinate; (b) Y coordinate

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Fig. 4. Star point coordinate correction model of star camera B. (a) X coordinate; (b) Y coordinate

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Fig. 5. Cumulative distribution function curve of angular distance error with lower stray light interference. (a) Star map; (b) error cumulative distribution curve

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Fig. 6. Cumulative distribution function curve of angular distance error with higher stray light interference. (a) Star map; (b) error cumulative distribution curve

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Fig. 7. Comparisons of attitude inter-frame stabilization with different algorithms for star camera A

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Table 1. Parameters of star cameras used for experiment
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Table 1. Parameters of star cameras used for experiment
Parameter Value
Star map size /(pixel×pixel) 2252×2252
Pixel size /μm 5.48
Principal point /pixel (1126.0, 1126.0)
Focal length /mm 120.000
Field of view /[(°)×(°)] 5.8×5.8
Maximum magnitude /mV 10.5

Table 2. Time consumed by different algorithms for different position noise levels
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Table 2. Time consumed by different algorithms for different position noise levels
Algorithm $σ_{n} = 0 p i x e l$ $σ_{n} = 4 p i x e l$ $σ_{n} = 8 p i x e l$ $σ_{n} = 12 p i x e l$
TRIAD 2.637 3.347 2.827 2.688
MLS 1.393 1.100 1.189 1.317
QUEST 1.498 1.485 1.501 1.420
SVD 1.748 1.665 2.396 1.787
Proposed 2.081 2.416 4.852 6.029

Table 3. Comparison of attitude stabilization solved by different algorithms for star camera A
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Table 3. Comparison of attitude stabilization solved by different algorithms for star camera A
Algorithm X axis error Y axis error Z axis error
TRIAD 1.1148 1.1197 22.9602
MLS 0.9220 0.8797 15.2861
SVD 0.7236 0.6661 15.2504
QUEST 0.7235 0.6660 15.2364
Manufacturer’s 0.6701 0.5943 15.1033
Proposed 0.5597 0.5173 11.7438

Table 4. Comparison of attitude stabilization solved by different algorithms for star camera B
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Table 4. Comparison of attitude stabilization solved by different algorithms for star camera B
Algorithm X axis error Y axis error Z axis error
TRIAD 0.9834 1.0065 22.5853
MLS 0.5982 0.5855 9.2059
SVD 0.4766 0.4935 9.1803
QUEST 0.4751 0.4927 9.1337
Manufacturer’s 0.4474 0.4444 8.9857
Proposed 0.4006 0.3779 6.5006

Table 5. Comparison of stabilization of star camera A and B optical axis angles solved by different algorithms

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Table 5. Comparison of stabilization of star camera A and B optical axis angles solved by different algorithms

Algorithm	2024-11-27	2024-12-01	2024-12-04	2024-12-07
TRIAD	2.2796	2.5295	2.4548	2.2643
MLS	1.6351	1.2055	1.2912	3.1560
SVD	0.9250	1.0100	1.0058	0.7971
QUEST	0.9250	1.0100	1.0058	0.7971
Manufacturer’s	0.6314	0.5841	0.6872	0.5927
Proposed	0.4340	0.4451	0.4556	0.4375

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Paper Information

Category: Imaging Systems

Received: Feb. 24, 2025

Accepted: Apr. 22, 2025

Published Online: Jun. 24, 2025

The Author Email: Guoqiang Zeng (gq.zeng@whu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS250630

CSTR:32393.14.AOS250630

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Table 1. Parameters of star cameras used for experiment

Table 1. Parameters of star cameras used for experiment

Table 2. Time consumed by different algorithms for different position noise levels

Table 2. Time consumed by different algorithms for different position noise levels

Table 3. Comparison of attitude stabilization solved by different algorithms for star camera A

Table 3. Comparison of attitude stabilization solved by different algorithms for star camera A

Table 4. Comparison of attitude stabilization solved by different algorithms for star camera B

Table 4. Comparison of attitude stabilization solved by different algorithms for star camera B

Table 5. Comparison of stabilization of star camera A and B optical axis angles solved by different algorithms

Table 5. Comparison of stabilization of star camera A and B optical axis angles solved by different algorithms