Multi-Microprocessor Control of a Precision Pan and Tilt Head

Abstract

This Memorandum describes further work undertaken on the microprocessor system used to control a heavy duty precision pan and tilt head previously reported in RSRE Memorandum 3996. A multiprocessor architecture was used to provide interactive control of the head and a capability to gather and track targets automatically with a thermal imager as the tracking sensor. The time taken to gather the target and establish a stable track was demonstrated to be of the order of 0.25s against a variety of aircraft targets with crossing rates up to 100mR/s. Keywords: Radar, Great Britain.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA218315

Entities

People

  • C. J. Turner
  • E. C. Charlwood

Organizations

  • Royal Signals and Radar Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Angular Acceleration
  • Brushless Dc Motors
  • Compilers
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Deceleration
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Filters
  • Heavy Duty
  • Hot Spots
  • Kalman Filters
  • Standards
  • Stepper Motors
  • Target Tracking

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.