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Stabilization system environmental disturbance modeling and analysis

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Date Issued:
1975
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Florida Technological University College of Engineering Thesis; Systems that operate in airborne environments and rely on the resolution provided by optical sensors require a stabilization system to isolate the line-of-sight (LOS) from the operating environment. For systems employing television sensors, stabilization accuracy is of prime importance in maintaining sufficient picture resolution to allow target identification and recognition at maximum ranges. The development of system models that accurately predict stabilization performance is important both in design trade-offs and in the system design and testing [l]. Two basic concepts are available for achieving LOS stabilization; momentum stabilization which employs a spinning mass and rate stabilization which utilizes inertial rate sensors. Previously rate stabilized platforms have been employed for high performance laser designator systems mounted in aircraft while momentum stabilized platforms have been used on tactical missiles. Rate stabilized platforms have not been used often in tactical missiles due to their higher cost and the lack of high performance stabilization requirements over large field-of-regards on the missile seekers.
Title: Stabilization system environmental disturbance modeling and analysis.
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Name(s): Sieb, Lawrence E., Author
Simmons, Fred O., Committee Chair
Engineering, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 1975
Publisher: Florida Technological University
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: Florida Technological University College of Engineering Thesis; Systems that operate in airborne environments and rely on the resolution provided by optical sensors require a stabilization system to isolate the line-of-sight (LOS) from the operating environment. For systems employing television sensors, stabilization accuracy is of prime importance in maintaining sufficient picture resolution to allow target identification and recognition at maximum ranges. The development of system models that accurately predict stabilization performance is important both in design trade-offs and in the system design and testing [l]. Two basic concepts are available for achieving LOS stabilization; momentum stabilization which employs a spinning mass and rate stabilization which utilizes inertial rate sensors. Previously rate stabilized platforms have been employed for high performance laser designator systems mounted in aircraft while momentum stabilized platforms have been used on tactical missiles. Rate stabilized platforms have not been used often in tactical missiles due to their higher cost and the lack of high performance stabilization requirements over large field-of-regards on the missile seekers.
Identifier: CFR0004428 (IID), ucf:52977 (fedora)
Note(s): 1975-01-01
M.S.
Engineering
Masters
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Electronically reproduced by the University of Central Florida from a book held in the John C. Hitt Library at the University of Central Florida, Orlando.
Subject(s): Stability
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFR0004428
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Host Institution: UCF

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