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    • Aerospace Engineering
    • Optical Sensor Technology
    • Robotics and Control Systems

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    • Modern star trackers leverage advancements in imaging sensors, optics, and computing for improved performance.
    • Despite progress, challenges remain in star tracking under special motion conditions due to optical system limitations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose an effective star tracking method using optical flow analysis for enhanced accuracy in dynamic environments.
    • To improve the continuous tracking capability of star trackers under high angular velocity and acceleration.

    Main Methods:

    • Spot-based optical flow analysis using gray gradients between adjacent star images to identify and locate star spots.
    • Integration of star vectors with an extended Kalman filter (EKF) for angular velocity estimation and star spot region prediction.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed optical flow method demonstrates superior performance in conditions with large angular velocity and acceleration, even with noise.
    • Accurate star spot positioning and continuous tracking are achieved under challenging dynamic scenarios.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed star tracking method enhances functional density and performance, making star trackers more suitable for complex space missions.
    • This technique broadens the applicability of star trackers in small satellites, remote sensing, and other demanding applications.