Shape Measurement of Large Structures in Space: Experiments

• Published in: 2018 5th IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace) pp. 581 - 584
• Main Authors: Talon, Thibaud, Pellegrino, Sergio
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.06.2018
• Subjects: antenna array; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Calibration; experiment; laboratory; measurement; reconstruction; sail; sensor; Sensors; Shape; Shape measurement; solar; structure; Sun

A method to reconstruct the shape of a large planar structure in space is introduced and demonstrated through a lab-scale experiment. Lightweight sun sensors are distributed on the structure to measure local angles relative to the sun. The methodology to integrate the measured angles into the shape...