Design and analysis of the closed-loop pointing system of a scientific satellite

Gene A. Heyler; Dean S. Garlick; Steve M. Yionoulis

doi:10.1117/12.45656

1 August 1991 Design and analysis of the closed-loop pointing system of a scientific satellite

Gene A. Heyler, Dean S. Garlick, Steve M. Yionoulis

Proceedings Volume 1481, Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 1991; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.45656
Event: Orlando '91, 1991, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A spacecraft is required to perform on-orbit closed-loop pointing at various objects such as other spacecraft, stars, auroral surges, and cloud structures. Simulations of algorithms of the three onboard pointing subsystems and a scene generator run concurrently on four networked PCs (plus a fifth as a file server) allowing analysis of the end-to-end closed loop pointing system. The four areas of simulations plus the networked system are discussed.

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Gene A. Heyler, Dean S. Garlick, and Steve M. Yionoulis "Design and analysis of the closed-loop pointing system of a scientific satellite", Proc. SPIE 1481, Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 1991, (1 August 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.45656

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