Title :
Experimental verification of an optical beam stabilizing controller
Author :
O´Brien, R.T. ; Watkins, R.J. ; Thorp, O.G.
Author_Institution :
Weapons & Syst. Eng. Dept., United States Naval Acad., Annapolis, MD, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents experimental verification for a Hf stabilizing controller for an optical beam subject to tonal disturbances. The proposed controller forces the power density at all disturbance frequencies below a prescribed level. Furthermore, the effect of significant input saturation on stability and performance is investigated.
Keywords :
H∞ control; optical variables control; stability; H∞ stabilizing controller; disturbance frequency; input saturation; optical beam stabilizing controller; power density; tonal disturbance; Attenuation; Azimuth; Damping; Frequency control; Laser beams; Noise; Optical beams;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference (ACC), 2012
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1095-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0743-1619
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.2012.6314835