Application of the Model Reference Approach in Laser Beam Steering Systems
Abstract
A model reference control system has been developed to adaptively control the pointing function of a "Pointing, Acquisition and Tracking" system in a satellite-based Laser Communication system. This approach allows the description of the system transfer behavior to be defined in software, and the behavior of the real system to be driven to this software model. The consequence is the isolation of the real, transient and wear affected system from the ideal, modeled system performance, allowing the "forcing function" of the controller to correct for transients (e.g. platform jitter) and for long term effects of wear and operational conditions. The use of this technique in compensating for bending modes in less expensive optical mirror systems has been experimentally demonstrated. The consequence of using this improved pointing accuracy and the associated improvement in burst error performance to allow transient control of output carrier power is suggested as a means of enhancing system reliability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA331936
Entities
People
- Victor A. Skormin