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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 1989
Filed:
May. 16, 1988
Charles R Fuchs, Wayne, NJ (US);
David A Haessig, Jr, Towaco, NJ (US);
David L Heckathorn, Wayne, NJ (US);
Jordan S Kass, Wayne, NJ (US);
Peter Lindsay, Hardyston Township, Sussex County, NJ (US);
Joseph J Volpe, Rockaway, NJ (US);
Plessey Electronic Systems Corp., Wayne, NJ (US);
Abstract
To stabilize the line-of-sight of an optical image relative to a commanded line-of-sight, a stabilization system consisting of a mirror having two limited degrees of freedom, a two axis gyroscope having its two sensitive axes perpendicular to the LOS, a pickoff sensor feeding back mirror angular position, servo compensators that provide mirror torque commands to a two axis mirror torquer, and the electronic hardware that ties these components together is used.