An Approach To Optical Structures Control

R. P. Iwens; R. J. Benhabib; C. S. Major

doi:10.1117/12.939824

3 June 1987 An Approach To Optical Structures Control

R. P. Iwens, R. J. Benhabib, C. S. Major

Proceedings Volume 0748, Structural Mechanics of Optical Systems II; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.939824
Event: OE LASE'87 and EO Imaging Symposium, 1987, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The control problem examined is to stablize a large, spaceborne Cassegrain telescope. Modal gain factors and known characteristics of disturbances are used to determine which structural modes affect line-of-sight (LOS) the most and are candidates for active control. The approach is then to: (0 actively control/maintain alignment of optical components; (ii) place structural control actuators for optimum impact on the selected modes for active vibration control; (iii) feed back the best available estimate of LOS error for direct LOS control. Local analog loops are used for high BW control; multi-variable digital control for lower BW control. The control law is synthesized in the frequency domain using the charac-teristic gain approach. Robustness is measured by employing conicity, which is an outgrowth of the positivity approach to robust feedback system design.

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R. P. Iwens, R. J. Benhabib, and C. S. Major "An Approach To Optical Structures Control", Proc. SPIE 0748, Structural Mechanics of Optical Systems II, (3 June 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.939824

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