Adaptive compensation for pointing and tracking systems applications

Author

Kennedy, Peter J. ; Kennedy, Rhonda L. ; Agard, Ian

Author_Institution

D.H. Pollock Consultants, Westwood, NJ, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

279

Abstract

Tracking a target from a dynamic platform (i.e. aircraft, ground vehicle) requires a servo architecture that includes an outer track loop and an inner rate loop that stabilizes the line of sight (LOS). This paper focuses on the rate loop design and the effects of friction and cable restraint on it´s performance. Adaptive friction and feedback compensators are designed to improve tracking performance. The adaptive feedback compensator is tuned so that the gimbal response follows that of a reference model

Keywords

compensation; feedback; friction; model reference adaptive control systems; pointing systems; servomechanisms; target tracking; MRAC; adaptive compensation; adaptive friction compensation; cable restraint; dynamic platform; feedback compensation; friction; gimbal response; inner rate loop; line of sight; outer track loop; pointing systems; rate loop design; reference model; servo architecture; target tracking; tracking performance; tracking systems; Adaptive control; Aircraft; Counting circuits; Feedback loop; Friction; Land vehicles; Target tracking; Torque; Tracking loops; Vehicle dynamics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Control Applications, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kohala Coast, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5446-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCA.1999.806641

Filename

806641