This repository contains the software to control a Star Simulator System and the SphereOptics SMS-500 Spectral Measurement Sensor in order to calibrate a Star Tracker under development at INPE - Brazilian National Institute for Space Research.
An autonomous star tracker has been designed and is being developed at the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE).
To calibrate the star tracker, a sophisticated infrastructure of tests is required. Among several types of test equipment, this infrastructure also includes a star simulator, which is composed of an LED-based Spectrally Tunable Light Source, a pinhole, and a collimator.
The star simulator is designed to have the capability of producing different continuum spectral distributions, mimicking star magnitudes in the visible and near-infrared range, what is achieved through the feedback control of individual LEDs.
