Acquisition, tracking, and pointing hardware architecture for the noncooperative dynamic compensation experiment

Lawrence Robertson; Carey J. Johnson; Charles A. Tipton; David H. Jordan; Cathy Van Berg; Aaron Cleaver; William Manning

doi:10.1117/12.438183

4 September 2001 Acquisition, tracking, and pointing hardware architecture for the noncooperative dynamic compensation experiment

Lawrence Robertson, Carey J. Johnson, Charles A. Tipton, David H. Jordan, Cathy Van Berg, Aaron Cleaver, William Manning

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Proceedings Volume 4376, Laser Weapons Technology II; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.438183
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing, Simulation, and Controls, 2001, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The Acquisition, Tracking and Pointing hardware and software for the Airborne Laser Advanced Concept Testbed (ABL-ACT) Non-Cooperative Dynamic Compensation Experiment (NoDyCE) is described. Five main components make-up the entire ABL-ACT ATP system. These systems are: a 1-meter elevation over azimuth gimbal and gimbal control system with two acquisition sensors, a dome controller, and coarse track system, a fine track system, and a mode logic control system. Each subsystem's unique functionality, hardware choice and top level software architecture will be discussed. The optical, physical and information interfaces between each of the NoDyCE ATP systems is also described, as well as a brie discussion of the NoDyCE experiment goals and the overall NoDyCE architecture.

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Lawrence Robertson, Carey J. Johnson, Charles A. Tipton, David H. Jordan, Cathy Van Berg, Aaron Cleaver, and William Manning "Acquisition, tracking, and pointing hardware architecture for the noncooperative dynamic compensation experiment", Proc. SPIE 4376, Laser Weapons Technology II, (4 September 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.438183

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