Title :
Fast switching modes at the 12m ALMA telescope
Author :
Willmeroth, Klaus ; Mutzberg, Uwe
Author_Institution :
Vertex Antennentechnik GmbH, Duisburg, Germany
Abstract :
This paper presents the simulation and testing of the 12m ALMA Telescope´s fast switching mode. This operation mode requires extremely high accelerations (up to 24°/s2), which are unusual for telescopes of this size.
Keywords :
radiotelescopes; simulation; switching; ALMA telescope; fast switching mode; Acceleration; Azimuth; Digital control; Prototypes; Radio astronomy; Servomechanisms; Servomotors; Telescopes; Testing; Velocity control;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 2005. Proceedings of the 2005
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9098-9
Electronic_ISBN :
0743-1619
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.2005.1470559