Feedforward stabilization test bed

James C. DeBruin; James M. B. Royalty; Marty Wand; Edwin Allen

doi:10.1117/12.241916

7 June 1996 Feedforward stabilization test bed

James C. DeBruin, James M. B. Royalty, Marty Wand, Edwin Allen

Proceedings Volume 2739, Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing X; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.241916
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1996, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The vast majority of gimbaled line-of-sight stabilization systems involve inertial angular rate sensors located on the gimbal assembly. These sensors are mounted to follow the line-of-sight as the gimbals move, thus allowing them to serve as direct feedback elements for the stabilization rate-control loops. For systems in which on-gimbal configurations are not possible, feedforward control configurations using strapdown inertial sensors are required. The gimbal control commands in these systems are calculated in real- time form the inertial sensor outputs and the transformation matrices between the sensor, gimbal, and line-of-sight reference frames. A testbed for the development and test of a feedforward line-of-sight stabilization systems is described. The system includes a three-axis, mirror-stabilized gimbal, a servoamplifier unit, and inertial measurement system, a digital controller, and a personal computer for software development.

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James C. DeBruin, James M. B. Royalty, Marty Wand, and Edwin Allen "Feedforward stabilization test bed", Proc. SPIE 2739, Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing X, (7 June 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.241916

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