ARIEL Fine Guidance System - design, challenges, and opportunities

Author(s)
Konrad R. Skup, Miroslaw Rataj, Piotr Wawer, Mateusz Sobiecki, Kamil Ber, Konrad Rutkowski, Grzegorz Szymanski, Radoslaw Trzepalka, Roland Ottensamer, Gerald Mösenlechner, Armin Luntzer, Hyung Cho, Edmundo Guzman, Warren Holmes, Ronald Kruid, Renaud Goullioud, Jerry Mulder, Perry Ramsey, Albert Rieck, Allan J. Runkle, Mark Swain, Gautam Visisht, Carissa Weber, Roger Foltz, Tilak Hewagama, Mauro Focardi, Raoul Grimoldi
Abstract

Within this paper, we describe architecture and functionality of the Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS), one of two instruments on-board ESA ARIEL mission. We present a conceptual design, development models, related challenges, and opportunities as seen at iPDR milestone.

Organisation(s)
Department of Astrophysics
External organisation(s)
Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS), California Institute of Technology (Caltech), National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Instituto Nazionale die Astrofisica (INAF), OHB Italia S.p.A.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629862
Publication date
08-2022
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103003 Astronomy, 103004 Astrophysics, 103038 Space exploration
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Condensed Matter Physics, Computer Science Applications, Applied Mathematics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/7f444413-ef2f-4243-931a-72d0c3c50c36