Heavy Duty Precision Pan and Tilt Head,

Abstract

This memorandum describes the mechanical and electronic design of a heavy duty precision pan and tilt head driven by stepper motors and controlled by digital servos in both axes. The design aims were to produce a head able to carry a load of 150 kg, that could be positioned to 0.1 mR in either axis, able to slew at 0.2 R/s and that could be remotely controlled by either position or velocity demands. The testing of the engineered head for repeatability and frequency response is described and the results compared with the design requirements. Some suggestions are made as to how the performance of the head can be improved. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA146669

Entities

People

  • D. Bagshaw
  • F. Mansfield
  • J. D. Roberts
  • M. R. Brown

Organizations

  • Royal Signals and Radar Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Bearings
  • Brushless Dc Motors
  • Data Acquisition
  • Dc Motors
  • Engineering
  • Foreign Languages
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Gear Teeth
  • Heart Rate
  • Heavy Duty
  • Motors
  • Optical Equipment
  • Precision
  • Stepper Motors

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems