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RPI ID: 2021-061-401 Innovation Summary: The Starnav optical sensor system uses starlight navigation to autonomously estimate spacecraft velocity and orientation. It measures relativistic perturbations of starlight and applies advanced algorithms for real-time trajectory correction. The system is compact and designed for deep-space missions. It operates...

Published: 3/10/2026 | Inventor(s): Paul McKee, Michael Kudenov, Hoang Nguyen, John Christian

Keywords(s): Astrometry, Spacecraft Navigation

Category(s): Computational Science and Engineering

Snapshot Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer with Achromatic Wollaston Prisms

Researchers at The University of Arizona have developed a novel device that answers challenges of increased robustness and faster acquisition time. This new device has no moving mechanical parts, mounts directly onto the focal plane imaging array, and acquires both the spectral and spatial information at once. Thus, this new device is significantly...

Published: 4/3/2023 | Inventor(s): Eustace Dereniak, Michael Kudenov

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Polarimetry, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Medical Imaging

Compact Spatial Heterodyne Interferometer

This invention is a novel miniaturized spatial heterodyne interferometers (SHI) design that overcomes problems with thermal effects and also maintains low cost for the infrared regime. This system is a more robust SHI that can be implemented in many wavelength regimes without substantial change to the materials used. The design also has multiple implementations...

Published: 4/3/2023 | Inventor(s): Michael Kudenov

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Ultra-Compact Snapshot Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer

This invention is a novel device that answers challenges of increased robustness and faster acquisition time. This new device has no moving mechanical parts, mounts directly onto the focal plane imaging array, and acquires both the spectral and spatial information at once. Thus, this new device is significantly more robust than its predecessors in the...

Published: 4/3/2023 | Inventor(s): Michael Kudenov, Eustace Dereniak

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