TYPICAL 2 - AXIS MODEL (Pyramid)
CONFIGURATION
-No. of measurement axes:2
- No. of detectors: 4 per bracket
-Other bracket configurations: 2, 6 or 8 detectors per bracket
HERITAGE
More than one hundred bracket assemblies flown with various configurations
PARAMETERS
-FIELD OF VIEW: 2π steradian plus
Note: Baffles can be provided to restrict the field of view (FOV)
-ACCURACY: ±1° at Null (typical)
-INPUT POWER: None
-OUTPUT: 500µA to 1300µA peak, each detector
APPLICATIONS
-Solar-Array Pointing
-Sun Acquisition
-Fail-Safe Recovery
PROCESSING
Plot showing an example of the difference of two individual detector responses, with linear range of approximately 30° about null. Other signal processing methods are possible. Detectors can be placed closer together or further apart, depending on linear range/accuracy requirements.