CCD tracker development at the Starfire Optical Range

James M. Brown II; Dennis A. Montera

doi:10.1117/12.290147

17 October 1997 CCD tracker development at the Starfire Optical Range

James M. Brown II, Dennis A. Montera

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Proceedings Volume 3126, Adaptive Optics and Applications; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.290147
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A new tracker is under development at the Starfire Optical Range. The tracker is based on a high-speed CCD camera running at 5000 frames per second. A suite of hardware and software that allows unprecedented flexibility in control system design and implementation delivers the mirror control signals. This paper discusses the design and implementation of the entire tracker system, including the camera design and control algorithms implemented. Two control strategies are investigated: simple integral control and linear quadratic gaussian/loop transfer recovery (LQG/LTR). Experimental results are presented for each of the control system algorithms tested.

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James M. Brown II and Dennis A. Montera "CCD tracker development at the Starfire Optical Range", Proc. SPIE 3126, Adaptive Optics and Applications, (17 October 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.290147

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