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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2023
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Trevor Keith Stephens, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Ross Merritt, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brian Schipper, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for improving daylight performance of a star tracker. A region of interest (ROI) within a field of view of sky is obtained. The region of interest is divided into sub-ROIs. Sub-ROIs including a candidate celestial object are identified. An angular velocity of each candidate celestial object is determined. The known celestial object is a candidate celestial object identified as having a angular velocity, during a time period, that is within a range of angular velocities about a known angular velocity associated with the known celestial object.