Keywords
Space Station, Remote Sensing, Disturbance, Jitter, Drift, Spectrometer, Analysis, Pointing error, Pointing Accuracy, Coordinate Transformation, SHORE, Station High-Performance Ocean Research Experiment
Abstract
This paper analyzes the geometric and disturbance aspects of utilizing the International Space Station for remote sensing of earth targets. The proposed instrument is SHORE (Station High-Sensitivity Ocean Research Experiment), a multi-band optical spectrometer with 15 m pixel resolution. The analysis investigates the contribution of the error effects to the quality of data collected by the instrument. The analysis begins with the discussion of the coordinate systems involved and then conversion from the target coordinate system to the instrument coordinate system. Next the geometry of remote observations from the Space Station is investigated including the effects of the instrument location in Space Station and the effects of the line of sight to the target. The disturbance and error environment on Space Station is discussed covering factors contributing to drift and jitter, accuracy of pointing data and target and instrument accuracies. Finally, there is a brief discussion of image processing to address any post error correction options.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2005
Semester
Fall
Advisor
Leonessa, Alexander
Degree
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (M.S.A.E.)
College
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department
Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering
Degree Program
Aerospace Engineering
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0000855
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0000855
Language
English
Release Date
January 2006
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
STARS Citation
Jacobson, Craig, "International Space Station Remote Sensing Pointing Analysis" (2005). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 572.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/572