Telescope B Users' Guide

Abstract

The second 31 in. telescope is operating at the GEODSS Experimental Test System, White Sands, New Mexico. The improvements over the first telescope mount include a single DC drive servo per axis, and a microprocessor control system. The report describes the operating procedures for console/telescope control. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 28, 1977
Accession Number
ADA049685

Entities

People

  • Lawrie E. Eaton

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Calibration
  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Continents
  • Control Systems
  • Elevation
  • Geographic Regions
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • New Mexico
  • Power Amplifiers
  • Push Buttons
  • Quadrants
  • Simulators
  • Switches
  • Telescopes
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Computer Science.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects