Design of tracking system of telemetering antenna in pilotless aircraft

Author

Yong, Huang

Author_Institution

Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China

Volume

13

Issue

12

fYear

1998

fDate

12/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

3

Lastpage

6

Abstract

In this paper, the design plan of the tracking system of the telemetering antenna in a type of pilotless aircraft is introduced. The discussion centres on the controls. Then the format of control words and an algorithm, which are effectively used to control the stepping motor are given. This algorithm has a function of parallel control and has already been used in our research. The design of the antenna servo system and the fining step pitch (FSP) control of the stepping motor will benefit from this paper

Keywords

aircraft antennas; aircraft control; angular velocity control; attitude control; computerised control; pointing systems; remotely operated vehicles; servomechanisms; stepping motors; target tracking; telecontrol; telemetry; algorithm; antenna servo system; coordinate control; fining step pitch control; format of control words; handwheel messages; horizontal azimuthal angle; interruption program; parallel control; pilotless aircraft; stepping motor control; telemetering antenna; tracking system design; Aircraft; Automatic control; Azimuth; Communication system control; Control systems; Displays; Frequency; Hardware; Microcomputers; Receiving antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/62.735947

Filename

735947