MOBLAS 6 Tracking & Mount Control Subsystem Specifications
Function |
Level and Tolerance |
Mount : |
|
Pointing accuracy ... |
6 arc seconds p-p. |
Receive optics : |
|
Clear aperture ... |
76.20-cm (30-inch) aperture, f:5 telescope system, f:1.5 primary mirror. |
Optical losses ... |
48% through coude transmit path. |
Performance ... |
Better than 80% energy in 5 arc seconds blur over a 5-milliradian field |
Coude optics ... |
Five independently adjustable mirrors allowing 10.16 cm (4-inch) clear aperture laser transmission from the clean room through the mount axes and toward the target. They are remotely adjustable about two axes and have a tilt resolution of better than 0.1 arc second. |
Mirror parameters : |
|
Flatness ... |
1/10 Light wave at 532 nm. |
Energy handling capability ... |
1.25 Gigawatts (pulsed). |
Coating ... |
Volteccoating No. 500-119: (99.7% reflectivity @ 532 nm). |
Mount physical parameters : |
|
Maximum height ... |
279.40 cm (110 in.) (telescope pointed to zenith). |
Elevation axis ... |
208.28 cm (82 in.). |
Swing radius-azimuth ... |
111.76 em (44 in.). |
Swing radius-elevation ... |
86.36 em (34 in.). |
Weight ... |
4082.33 kg (9000 Ibs). |
Rotation limits ... |
700 degrees in azimuth, :1:100 degrees in elevation. Electrical limits are incorporated to prevent lasing into the trailer structure. |
Drives ... |
Direct coupled de torque motors, 406.75 Nm (300ft-Ib) for azimuth and 100.33 (74 ft-Ib) for elevation. |
Servo : |
|
Azimuth axis velocity ... |
20 degrees/see. |
Elevation axis velocity ... |
5 degrees/see. |
Azimuth axis acceleration ... |
5 degrees/sec2. |
Elevation axis acceleration ... |
3 degrees/sec2. |
Minimum velocity ... |
0.001 degrees/see. |
Readout system ... |
21-bit binary with 0.6 arcsecond rms accuracy. |