• DocumentCode
    3551114
  • Title

    Fast switching modes at the 12m ALMA telescope

  • Author

    Willmeroth, Klaus ; Mutzberg, Uwe

  • Author_Institution
    Vertex Antennentechnik GmbH, Duisburg, Germany
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    8-10 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    3770
  • Abstract
    This paper presents the simulation and testing of the 12m ALMA Telescope´s fast switching mode. This operation mode requires extremely high accelerations (up to 24°/s2), which are unusual for telescopes of this size.
  • Keywords
    radiotelescopes; simulation; switching; ALMA telescope; fast switching mode; Acceleration; Azimuth; Digital control; Prototypes; Radio astronomy; Servomechanisms; Servomotors; Telescopes; Testing; Velocity control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    American Control Conference, 2005. Proceedings of the 2005
  • ISSN
    0743-1619
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9098-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0743-1619
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ACC.2005.1470559
  • Filename
    1470559
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3551114