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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2018
Triad National Security, Llc, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Nicholas Dallmann, Los Alamos, NM (US);
James Wren, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Michael Proicou, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Hannah Mohr, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Jerry Delapp, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Kimberly Katko, Los Alamos, NM (US);
John Martinez, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Donathan Ortega, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Daniel Seitz, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Paul Stein, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Justin Tripp, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Adam Warniment, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Robert Wheat, Jr., Los Alamos, NM (US);
Triad National Security, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Abstract
A compact SFS may can be deployed in small space vehicles. The SFS may have a small size, weight, and low power requirements. The hardware, software, catalogs, and calibration algorithm of the SFS provide highly accurate attitude information that can be used for pointing. For instance, accurate attitude determination may be provided that supports pointing of a deployable high gain helical antenna. A full 'lost in space' attitude solution, accurate to about an arcminute, may be accomplished in under a minute. The SFS may be fully reprogrammable on orbit, allowing continued algorithm development and deployment after launch.