aurinkotunnistimet
Aurinkotunnistimet, Finnish for “solar detectors” or “sun sensors”, are devices that locate the direction of the Sun or measure solar radiation. They are commonly used in aerospace, marine, and ground‑based applications to provide attitude data or to optimize the orientation of solar panels.
In aviation and spacecraft, an aurinkotunnistimet system typically consists of one or more photoelectric sensors arranged
On ships and boats, aurinkotunnistimet serve to track the Sun’s position for navigation and for controlling
Ground‑based use includes agricultural and environmental monitoring, where the sensors record insolation levels for crop growth
Typical sensor types are photodiode or photomultiplier arrays, often combined with optical filters to reject reflected