Optimal centroid position estimation

James V. Candy; Wilbert A. McClay III; Abdul Ahad Sami Awwal; Walter Ferguson

doi:10.1117/12.564333

4 November 2004 Optimal centroid position estimation

James V. Candy, Wilbert A. McClay III, Abdul Ahad Sami Awwal, Walter Ferguson

Proceedings Volume 5556, Photonic Devices and Algorithms for Computing VI; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.564333
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

The alignment of high energy laser beams for potential fusion experiments demand high precision and accuracy by the underlying positioning algorithms. This paper discusses the feasibility of employing on-line optimal position estimators in the form of model-based processors to achieve the desired results. Here we discuss the modeling, development, implementation and processing of model-based processors applied to both simulated and actual beam line data.

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James V. Candy, Wilbert A. McClay III, Abdul Ahad Sami Awwal, and Walter Ferguson "Optimal centroid position estimation", Proc. SPIE 5556, Photonic Devices and Algorithms for Computing VI, (4 November 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.564333

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