New developments with design and construction of a thermal/vacuum qualified photogrammetric system

In the frame of the development of a photogrammetric system to be used in thermal/vacuum chambers at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) of European Space Agency (ESA) and other sites across Europe, the design of a network using micro-cameras was specified by ESA-ESTEC. A therm...

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Published in:ISPRS journal of photogrammetry and remote sensing 2009-05, Vol.64 (3), p.317-327
Main Authors: Amiri Parian, Jafar, Cozzani, Alessandro, Appolloni, Matteo, Casarosa, Gianluca
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Design
Development
Photogrammetry
Space
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Summary:In the frame of the development of a photogrammetric system to be used in thermal/vacuum chambers at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) of European Space Agency (ESA) and other sites across Europe, the design of a network using micro-cameras was specified by ESA-ESTEC. A thermal/vacuum qualified photogrammetric system, which is able to work and acquire images in vacuum and at cryo-temperatures, was constructed by ESA-ESTEC Test Centre Division. The current system uses four space qualified one-mega pixel cameras and is able to measure large space structures in vacuum and at temperatures down to −170  ∘C with a global accuracy better than 1 part per 100,000 in object space. Several tests aiming at the qualification of the sensors and system in terms of operation and accuracy have been carried out. Special measures have been developed and special attention has been taken into account specifically for the first application of the photogrammetric system. It is to verify the ESA’s Herschel Telescope Flight Model alignment positioning.
ISSN:0924-2716
1872-8235
DOI:10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2008.09.012