TY - GEN
T1 - Demonstration of a mobile tracking system for laser communications
AU - Nikulin, Vladimir V.
AU - Khandekar, Rahul M.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Successful pointing, acquisition, and tracking (PAT) are crucial for the implementation of laser communication links between ground and aerial vehicles. In this paper, a tracking system providing optical connectivity between stationary and mobile ground platforms is described. The centerpiece of the system is a robotic manipulator capable of singularity-free operation throughout the full hemisphere range of yaw/pitch motion. Its main function is to perform optical platform stabilization and initial beam positioning, and it is utilized in conjunction with the optical tracking devices to maintain the line-of-sight communication. First, we describe particular system components and challenges of their integration. Then, the results of field testing of the PAT demonstrator under practical conditions are presented.
AB - Successful pointing, acquisition, and tracking (PAT) are crucial for the implementation of laser communication links between ground and aerial vehicles. In this paper, a tracking system providing optical connectivity between stationary and mobile ground platforms is described. The centerpiece of the system is a robotic manipulator capable of singularity-free operation throughout the full hemisphere range of yaw/pitch motion. Its main function is to perform optical platform stabilization and initial beam positioning, and it is utilized in conjunction with the optical tracking devices to maintain the line-of-sight communication. First, we describe particular system components and challenges of their integration. Then, the results of field testing of the PAT demonstrator under practical conditions are presented.
KW - Laser communication tracking bandwidth
KW - Optical tracking
KW - Pointing errors
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/78651257392
U2 - 10.1109/EEEI.2010.5662104
DO - 10.1109/EEEI.2010.5662104
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9781424486809
T3 - 2010 IEEE 26th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, IEEEI 2010
SP - 781
EP - 785
BT - 2010 IEEE 26th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, IEEEI 2010
T2 - 2010 IEEE 26th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, IEEEI 2010
Y2 - 17 November 2010 through 20 November 2010
ER -