Abstract: aciflector, a capacitive proximity sensor, is being developed by NASA for collision avoidance. Capaciflector provides a single output value as measure of altered base frequency. This value is a characteristic of an external object in the sensor's field of view. An attempt is made to use the Capaciflector for imaging with operating range from 1 to 2 inches. By positional arrangement of sensors in a grid pattern and electronic activation of sensors over the grid one at a time an object characteristic image is obtained. The constrained deconvolution algorithm had been implemented for discrete image restoration. Restored image can then be used to determine object shape and orientation in addition to object distance from the sensor. This will facilitate the Capaciflector sensor model refinement and sensor data interpretation for space applications. The article describes the Capaciflector experimental imaging system and preliminary results obtained by the system. !6
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