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Micro Digital Sun Sensor: System in a Package
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C. W. de Boom, J. A. P. Leijtens, L. M. H. v.Duivenbode, N van der Heiden, "Micro Digital Sun Sensor: System in a Package," MEMS, NANO, and Smart Systems, International Conference on, pp. 322-328, 2004 International Conference on MEMS, NANO and Smart Systems (ICMENS'04), 2004.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/ICMENS.2004.92,
author = {C. W. de Boom and J. A. P. Leijtens and L. M. H. v.Duivenbode and N van der Heiden},
title = {Micro Digital Sun Sensor: System in a Package},
journal ={MEMS, NANO, and Smart Systems, International Conference on},
volume = {0},
year = {2004},
isbn = {0-7695-2189-4},
pages = {322-328},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/ICMENS.2004.92},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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A novel micro Digital Sun Sensor ( ?DSS) is under development in the frame of a micro systems technology (MST) development program (Microned) from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. Use of available micro system technologies in combination with the implementation of a dedicated solarcell for power supply and a wireless link for data communication allows TNO TPD to develop a truly autonomous and wireless sun sensor. Such a "system in a package" is small enough to be flown on a microsatellite [4].

Although several technical challenges still exist, it seems feasible to build a sensor that will be at least one order of magnitude lower in weight as compared to the current generation sensors (<30 grams) and consumes no external power. These characteristics allow it to fly this sensor on satellites that are so small that inclusion of a fine sun sensor until now has not been feasible.

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C. W. de Boom, J. A. P. Leijtens, L. M. H. v.Duivenbode, N van der Heiden, "Micro Digital Sun Sensor: System in a Package," icmens, pp.322-328, 2004 International Conference on MEMS, NANO and Smart Systems (ICMENS'04), 2004
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