Beam control of extremely agile relaying laser source for bifocal relay mirror spacecraft
| dc.contributor.advisor | Agrawal, Brij | |
| dc.contributor.author | Johnson, Scott L. | |
| dc.contributor.department | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) | |
| dc.contributor.secondreader | Kim, Jae Jun | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-03-14T17:35:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-03-14T17:35:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006-09 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The concept of controlling optical laser beams on spacecraft for acquisition, tracking and pointing purposes is quickly becoming a reality. As a result, fine pointing of laser beams is turn out to be an increasingly important research topic. A unique testbed was constructed in order to study and develop new methods for laser beam control. This testbed, the Moving Target-Source Test Fixture (MTSTF), hosts a laser source, the Extremely Agile Relaying Laser Source (EARLS), which has the capability of automatically acquiring and directing a laser beam onto a satellite simulator while in motion. The purpose of this thesis is to make the EARLS platform operational by developing a tracking control system. The ultimate goal is to point the laser beam at the satellite simulatorâ s receiving telescope and maintain the laser within the telescopeâ s limits in the presence of structural disturbance induced by the EARLS motion. | en_US |
| dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. | |
| dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/beamcontrolofext109452630 | |
| dc.format.extent | xiv, 91 p. : col. ill. ; | en_US |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 73352498 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10945/2630 | |
| dc.publisher | Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Mechanical engineering | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Space vehicles | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Artificial satellites | en_US |
| dc.title | Beam control of extremely agile relaying laser source for bifocal relay mirror spacecraft | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| etd.thesisdegree.discipline | Mechanical Engineering | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.name | M.S. | en_US |
| etd.verified | no | en_US |
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