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Abstract
Accurate spacecraft tracking by the NASA DSN antennas must be assured during changing weather conditions. Wind disturbances are the main source of tracking errors. This article presents the development of a wind-force model] and simulations of wind-induced pointing errors of DSN antennas. The antenna model includes the antenna structure, the elevation and azimuth servos, and the tracking controller. Simulation results show that pointing errors due to wind gusts are of the same order as errors due to static wind pressure and that these errors (similar to those of static wind pressure) satisfy the velocity quadratic law. The methodology presented Is used for wind-disturbance estimation and for design of an antenna controller with wind-disturbance rejection properties. tion for the 100-meter Unblocked Aperture Telescope for the Na-
Details
- Volume
- 42-108
- Published
- February 15, 1992
- Pages
- 109–134
- File Size
- 695.7 KB