Thermal test of a space camera

Xin-hua Chen; Jian-kang Zhou; Yu-heng Chen; Wang Zhou; Wei-min Shen

doi:10.1117/12.811959

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28 January 2009 Thermal test of a space camera

Xin-hua Chen, Jian-kang Zhou, Yu-heng Chen, Wang Zhou, Wei-min Shen

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Proceedings Volume 7156, 2008 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology: Optical Systems and Optoelectronic Instruments; 715635 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.811959
Event: International Conference of Optical Instrument and Technology, 2008, Beijing, China

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Thermal environment adaptability is an important aspect which should be involved in the development and test of a space camera. Generally, vacuum thermal test and thermal cycle test are two important thermal tests to ensure the reliability of a space camera. In this paper, vacuum thermal test and thermal cycle test of a space camera are introduced. During the test, we check if the camera can work normally and evaluate performance of the camera under different temperature. The performance is evaluated by the modulation transfer function (MTF) of the camera. According to the measured MTF curve, the influence of temperature on performance of this camera is evaluated.

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Xin-hua Chen, Jian-kang Zhou, Yu-heng Chen, Wang Zhou, and Wei-min Shen "Thermal test of a space camera", Proc. SPIE 7156, 2008 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology: Optical Systems and Optoelectronic Instruments, 715635 (28 January 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.811959

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