Research Summaries

Back Ultra-Precision Attitude Control System for Large Optical Payloads

Fiscal Year 2021
Division Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Investigator(s) Ross, Isaac M.
Karpenko, Mark
Sponsor Department of Defense Space (DoD)
Summary Large optical payloads require precise stabilization - on the order of fractions of a wavelength. The objective of this project is to demonstrate the feasibility of a simple, yet revolutionary, new concept for an that can achieve a very high-order precision in attitude using only low-order precision in control. The aim of this proposal is to thoroughly analyze this concept to determine its practical feasibility.
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