The design of a tether tracker that provides real-time data for the position of a tether at its attachment point is examined. The optical and computational equipment that are used in the tether tracker design are described. The gating process and the algorithm used to perform the position determination are discussed. Simulation results show the tether tracker to be a feasible design. The gating process produces the desired results in that small errors are achieved and the computational time is greatly reduced.


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    Title :

    An optical tracker for an orbiting tethered system


    Additional title:

    Ein optischer Tracker fuer ein an den Orbit gebundenes System


    Contributors:
    Greene, M. (author) / Stover, G. (author)


    Publication date :

    1989


    Size :

    4 Seiten, 5 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English