Charge Injection Device As A Candidate Sensor For Stellar Tracking

Clyde S. Jones Jr.; Gerald J. Michon; Hubert K. Burke; Thomas L. Vogelsong

doi:10.1117/12.957411

27 September 1979 Charge Injection Device As A Candidate Sensor For Stellar Tracking

Clyde S. Jones Jr., Gerald J. Michon, Hubert K. Burke, Thomas L. Vogelsong

Proceedings Volume 0183, Space Optics II; (1979) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957411
Event: 1979 Huntsville Technical Symposium, 1979, Huntsville, United States

Abstract

In the past few years a family of solid state sensors called Charge Transfer Devices (CTD's) have been developed for the television industry. These devices show promise of being superior to the Image Dissector as a stellar sensor and a number of technology programs have begun to develop around the devices. Inherent advantages of these devices are: low voltage requirements, insensitivity to magnetic fields, good linearity, and low weight and power. Two basic types of CTD's have been developed; the Charge Coupled Device (CCD) and the Charge Injection Device (CID). This paper discusses the stellar tracking advantages of the CID over other devices and the work done by the General Electric Co. in developing a CID particularly suited for this application.

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Clyde S. Jones Jr., Gerald J. Michon, Hubert K. Burke, and Thomas L. Vogelsong "Charge Injection Device As A Candidate Sensor For Stellar Tracking", Proc. SPIE 0183, Space Optics II, (27 September 1979); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957411

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