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Robert D. Sobek

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

Future ground-based telescopes design requirements

Michael Ramsay, Robert Sobek, Blaise Canzian, Jeffrey Maloney

Proceedings Volume 7733, 77330Y (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857607

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, Adaptive optics, Observatories, Picosecond phenomena, Stars, Calibration, Telescope design, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 10 May 2007 Paper

Friction effects on large gimbaled EO directors

Corey Lagunowich, Robert Sobek, Mark McEver, Gregory Danyo

Proceedings Volume 6569, 656908 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.719284

KEYWORDS: Data modeling, Motion models, Systems modeling, Control systems, Analytical research, Complex systems, Control systems design, Gyroscopes, Performance modeling, Motion measurement

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Proceedings Article | 19 May 2005 Paper

Mitigating wind induced telescope jitter

Robert Sobek

Proceedings Volume 5810, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.603963

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Computer programming, Motion measurement, Sensors, Head, Control systems, Optical instrument design, Feedback loops, Feedback control

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 2001 Paper

Time optimal strategy for target acquisition handoffs

Robert Sobek, Charles Malone

Proceedings Volume 4365, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.438053

KEYWORDS: Target acquisition, Radar, Servomechanisms, Optical tracking, Sensors, Video, Optical sensors, Computer programming, Error analysis, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 1999 Paper

Influence of base support on large gimbal performance

Robert Sobek, James Kimbrell

Proceedings Volume 3692, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.352855

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Control systems design, Sensors, Optical instrument design, Control systems, Actuators, Kinematics, Feedback control, Large telescopes

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