Centroid Determination Hardware Algorithm For Star Trackers
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SENSOR NETWORKS(2020)
摘要
The execution of centroid extraction algorithms using a microprocessor consumes considerable resources when compared to the other steps involved in star trackers. This paper presents a method to identify star centroids in star trackers by pre-processing the pixels using a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) directly in the stream transmitted by an image sensor. The dedicated hardware filters the star pixels and transmits them to a processor, which computes the centroids of the respective image using an infinite impulse response filter. Thus, there is a substantial decrease in memory consumption and a reduction of the processor usage during the attitude determination computation, making the process more attractive for small satellites. A hardware-in-the-loop simulation is presented to test the performance of the system. It was possible to achieve a subpixel precision in the centroid coordinates' estimation, and also lower execution times in comparison with methods based on the processing of whole images.
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embedded systems, nanosatellites, attitude determination, star trackers, centroid determination, FPGA, field-programmable gate array, hardware acceleration, image processing, navigation systems, star sensors
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