Raytheon Company

James C Debruin

Martin Austin Wand

Yale P Vinson

Robert R Bless

A hybrid stabilization system for isolating a pointing vector of a gimbal from the motion of a vehicle base is provided. The hybrid stabilization control system includes a rate feedback loop generating a rate feedback compensation value in response to a measured rate difference between a pointing vector rate of motion and a vehicle base rate of motion, a rate feedforward loop generating a rate feedforward compensation value in response to a measured inertial vehicle base rate of motion, a position feedback loop generating a position feedback compensation value in response to a measured position difference between a pointing vector angular position and a vehicle base angular position, a position feedforward loop generating a position feedforward compensation value in response to a measured inertial vehicle base angular position. A controller receives a pointing vector position command and generates a gimbal control signal in response to the rate feedback compensation value, rate feedforward compensation value, position feedback compensation value, and position feedforward compensation value.

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Dallas, TX, United States of America

James C Debruin