DocumentCode
3068801
Title
Design of the primary-axis control systems for a two-meter telescope
Author
Anderson, J.N. ; Mantone, A.B.
Author_Institution
Center for Manuf. Res., Tennessee Technol. Univ., Cookeville, TN, USA
fYear
1998
fDate
8-10 Mar 1998
Firstpage
302
Lastpage
306
Abstract
In this paper, the performance of a control system for the azimuth axis of a two-meter telescope is investigated. The system, with a design based on the PID algorithm, achieves tracking accuracy requirements at low cost using two, low-resolution encoders, as shown via simulation. An encoder error model is developed and used in the simulation to study the effects of various encoder resolutions and accuracies
Keywords
astronomical telescopes; attitude control; control system synthesis; physical instrumentation control; three-term control; tracking; 2 m; PID algorithm; azimuth axis; encoder error model; low-resolution encoders; primary-axis control system design; two-meter telescope; Azimuth; Computer aided manufacturing; Control systems; Costs; Kinematics; Optical design; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Servomechanisms; Telescopes;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
System Theory, 1998. Proceedings of the Thirtieth Southeastern Symposium on
Conference_Location
Morgantown, WV
ISSN
0094-2898
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4547-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SSST.1998.660080
Filename
660080
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