Spatial tracker for an air-to-ground laser communication link
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2012.
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| author | Near, William G |
| author2 | James K. Roberge and Robert J. Murphy. |
| author_facet | James K. Roberge and Robert J. Murphy. Near, William G |
| author_sort | Near, William G |
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| description | Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2012. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/770332019-04-11T00:29:01Z Spatial tracker for an air-to-ground laser communication link Near, William G James K. Roberge and Robert J. Murphy. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2012. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-94). In this thesis, I designed several of the hardware components of a spatial tracker for an air-to-ground laser communication system; these include a PWM switching amplifier and the control systems for driving the primary steering and tracking elements required in the acquisition and maintenance of an optical communication link. The hardware was designed for low size, weight, and power (SWaP), low cost, and easy system integration. A performance analysis is presented comparing the designed hardware to a benchmark lasercom system developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. by William G. Near. M.Eng. 2013-02-14T15:40:32Z 2013-02-14T15:40:32Z 2012 2012 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77033 825819155 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 94 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Near, William G Spatial tracker for an air-to-ground laser communication link |
| title | Spatial tracker for an air-to-ground laser communication link |
| title_full | Spatial tracker for an air-to-ground laser communication link |
| title_fullStr | Spatial tracker for an air-to-ground laser communication link |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial tracker for an air-to-ground laser communication link |
| title_short | Spatial tracker for an air-to-ground laser communication link |
| title_sort | spatial tracker for an air to ground laser communication link |
| topic | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77033 |
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