Full Aperture Mechanical Beam Steering

Timothy Stephens; William R. Davis Jr.; Steven E. Forman

doi:10.1117/12.940574

24 September 1987 Full Aperture Mechanical Beam Steering

Timothy Stephens, William R. Davis Jr., Steven E. Forman

Proceedings Volume 0783, Laser Radar II; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.940574
Event: 1987 Technical Symposium Southeast on Optics, Electro-Optics, and Sensors, 1987, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

An effort is underway to develop a high acceleration beam steering system for rapid, sequential pointing to multiple targets. A generalized analysis is first presented relating mirror steering performance and residual vibration distortions. The analysis is further generalized to systems which use multiple, independently-targeted apertures to increase retargeting rates. Then the design of an agile, two-meter steering flat and drive system is discussed. Lightweight mirror structure designs are evaluated, drive system candidates are compared, and an experiment for characterizing hydraulic servovalves and actuators is described.

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Timothy Stephens, William R. Davis Jr., and Steven E. Forman "Full Aperture Mechanical Beam Steering", Proc. SPIE 0783, Laser Radar II, (24 September 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.940574

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