Mechanical Modeling of an Actuated Platform for Precision Pointing Control - Via Finite-element Analysis and Normal Mode Analysis

Eric U. Diaz, Gerardo Zarate, Helen Boussalis, Khosrow Rad

2012

Abstract

A large, segmented space telescope requires high precision and accuracy in its mirror shape to obtain clear images. The Structures, Propulsion, and Control Engineering (SPACE) telescope testbed at the NASA sponsored University Research Center of excellence must maintain a pointing control accuracy of 2 arc seconds. A Peripheral Pointing Architecture (PPA) has been designed to demonstrate the Testbed’s pointing accuracy. A Finite Element Analysis (FEA) model of the PPA is developed. Normal mode analysis is performed to establish the PPA’s natural frequencies, mode shapes, and the mass and stiffness matrices. Utilizing the H-infinity controllers developed to achieve figure maintenance, the pointing control of the Testbed structure is achieved.

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U. Diaz E., Zarate G., Boussalis H. and Rad K. (2012). Mechanical Modeling of an Actuated Platform for Precision Pointing Control - Via Finite-element Analysis and Normal Mode Analysis . In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO, ISBN 978-989-8565-21-1, pages 595-599. DOI: 10.5220/0004030305950599


in Bibtex Style

@conference{icinco12,
author={Eric U. Diaz and Gerardo Zarate and Helen Boussalis and Khosrow Rad},
title={Mechanical Modeling of an Actuated Platform for Precision Pointing Control - Via Finite-element Analysis and Normal Mode Analysis},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,},
year={2012},
pages={595-599},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004030305950599},
isbn={978-989-8565-21-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,
TI - Mechanical Modeling of an Actuated Platform for Precision Pointing Control - Via Finite-element Analysis and Normal Mode Analysis
SN - 978-989-8565-21-1
AU - U. Diaz E.
AU - Zarate G.
AU - Boussalis H.
AU - Rad K.
PY - 2012
SP - 595
EP - 599
DO - 10.5220/0004030305950599