A comparison of inertial line-of-sight stabilization techniques using mirrors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5430, Issue , 2004, Pages 13-22

  Hilkert, J M ^a  

^a Alpha Theta Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Gyro stabilized gimbal; Heliostat; Inertial balancer; Inertial stabilization; Mirror stabilization; Precision pointing

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; FEEDBACK; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; KINEMATICS; SENSORS; TRACKING (POSITION);

GYRO STABILIZED GIMBAL; HELIOSTAT; INERTIAL STABILIZATIONS; INTERTIAL BALANCERS; MIRROR STABILIZATION; PRECISION POINTING;

MIRRORS;

EID: 8844219764     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.541808     Document Type: Conference Paper

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