This paper presents a new type of north finding sensor. The passive optical sensor captures images of the sky at a high frame rate and analyzes them into a polarized map of the sky with a high degree of accuracy. The sensor operates in real time, under various weather and atmospheric conditions. The sensor output shows high heading accuracy relative to the celestial true north. Based upon the NAS-14V2 astronomical method of navigation, it is possible to define the sensor global position on earth.
SEAMLESS NAVIGATION IN GPS-DENIED ENVIRONMENT USING LIRHOT’S REAL TIME NORTH FINDING SENSOR
1Lirhot Systems Ltd Rehovot Israel
2Lirhot Systems Ltd Rehovot Israel
DOI: 10.1515/aon-2019-0009
ABSTRACT
KEYWORDS
North finding; automated astro-navigation; automated stellar navigation systems; Sky polarization; imaging sensor; navigation by natural network; autonomous passive sextant
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