Design of a stereo multispectral CCD camera for Mars Pathfinder

Robert O. Reynolds; Peter H. Smith; Devon G. Crowe; Mark Bigler; Mike Pollard

doi:10.1117/12.218677

6 September 1995 Design of a stereo multispectral CCD camera for Mars Pathfinder

Robert O. Reynolds, Peter H. Smith, Devon G. Crowe, Mark Bigler, Mike Pollard

Proceedings Volume 2542, Optomechanical and Precision Instrument Design; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.218677
Event: SPIE's 1995 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The Imager for Mars Pathfinder is a stereo multispectral CCD camera designed to support a variety of science experiments from the Martian surface. The camera combines a straightforward imaging system based on a pair of Cooke triplets, fold optics, and a divided 512 by 256 pixel CCD with a complement of spectral and solar filters on two filter wheels. Aluminum and titanium component mountings on an aluminum optical bench provide for a complete pointing and imaging system having a mass of less than 3 kg. The az-el gimbal utilizes gearhead stepper motors to provide a field of regard of 370 degrees in azimuth and 156 degrees in elevation, in support of stereo and monoscopic panoramas and atmospheric studies. This paper discusses mechanical aspects of the optical component mountings and adjustments, as well as structural and mechanical aspects of the gimbal.

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Robert O. Reynolds, Peter H. Smith, Devon G. Crowe, Mark Bigler, and Mike Pollard "Design of a stereo multispectral CCD camera for Mars Pathfinder", Proc. SPIE 2542, Optomechanical and Precision Instrument Design, (6 September 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.218677

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