Authors first explains the calibration process of sun sensor based on cubic surface fitting. The calibration and testing platform of the sun sensor includes a solar simulation light source, ...

A spacecraft can estimate the attitude state by comparing external measurements from attitude sensors with reference information. CubeSats tend to use 4-quadrant analog solar sensors which have the ...

Germany-based Sun-X has secured a patent from the European Patent Office for a sensor that detects soiling levels on PV modules. The Sunsoric sensor uses a light source that shines over the PV ...