Development and Implementation of Star Tracker Electronics

Sammanfattning: Star trackers are essential instruments commonly used on satellites. They provide precise measurement of the orientation of a satellite and are part of the attitude control system. For cubesats star trackers need to be small, consume low power and preferably cheap to manufacture. In this thesis work the electronics for a miniature star tracker has been developed. A star detection algorithm has been implemented in hardware logic, tested and verified. A platform for continued work is presented and future improvements of the current implementation are discussed.