Mathematical modeling and simulation analysis of a pointing,           acquisition, and tracking system for laser-based intersatellite communication

Victor A. Skormin; Carl R. Herman; Mark A. Tasullo; Donald J. Nicholson

doi:10.1117/12.148102

1 November 1993 Mathematical modeling and simulation analysis of a pointing, acquisition, and tracking system for laser-based intersatellite communication

Victor A. Skormin, Carl R. Herman, Mark A. Tasullo, Donald J. Nicholson

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 32, Issue 11, (November 1993). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.148102

Abstract

A mathematical model of a pointing, acquisition, and tracking (PAT) system intended for laser-based intersatellite communication is developed and implemented in software in the form of a simulator. It represents major dynamic channels of the system and complex interaction of operational conditions, disturbances, and design parameters thus facilitating the solution of various analysis, design, and control problems. Application of computer graphics and animated schematics, driven by the model, provides accurate display of the most intricate phenomena behind the PAT operation. Coupled with a working laboratory prototype of the PAT system through a data communication board, the simulator is capable of displaying both simulated and real variables serving as a diagnostic tool. The simulator has been applied for development and verification of a novel jitter compensation scheme.

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Victor A. Skormin, Carl R. Herman, Mark A. Tasullo, and Donald J. Nicholson "Mathematical modeling and simulation analysis of a pointing, acquisition, and tracking system for laser-based intersatellite communication," Optical Engineering 32(11), (1 November 1993). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.148102

Published: 1 November 1993

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