Optical System Design of a Wide Field-of-View Camera for the Characterization of Earth’s Reflected Solar Radiation
oleh: Luca Schifano, Lien Smeesters, Francis Berghmans, Steven Dewitte
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| Diterbitkan: | MDPI AG 2020-08-01 |
Deskripsi
We report on the conceptual design of a new wide field-of-view shortwave camera, for measuring Earth’s reflected solar radiation. The camera comprises a commercial-off-the-shelf CMOS sensor, and a custom-designed wide field-of-view lens system with an opening angle of 140°. The estimated effective nadir resolution is 2.2 km. The simulated stand-alone random error of the broadband albedo is 3%. The camera is suited for integration within 1U of a CubeSat.