Systems Development of a Two-Axis Stabilised Platform to Facilitate Astronomical Observations from a Moving Base

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dc.contributor.authorHepworth, James H.
dc.contributor.authorMouton, Henrik D.
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-16T09:49:34Z
dc.date.available2024-10-16T09:49:34Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-28
dc.description.abstractThis project aimed to design, simulate, and implement a two-axis inertially stabilised platform (ISP) for use in astronomical applications. It aimed to approximate the stabilisation of a Meade ETX-90 3.5” compound telescope at low-cost using a mechanical assembly designed to geometrically and inertially model the telescope. A set of system specifications was developed to guide design decisions and to provide an analysis framework against which the performance of the implemented system was compared. The electro-mechanical structure of the ISP was designed and manufactured, the associated electrical systems were specified and configured, an image processing script capable of detecting and locating the centre of the Moon in a camera field-of-view was written, a complete simulation model for the system was developed and used to design various classical controllers for the ISP control system. These controllers were implemented on a STM32F051 microcontroller and a user interface was written in LabVIEW to facilitate intuitive user control of the system and perform datalogging of the system runtime data.en_US
dc.identifier.apacitationHepworth, James H., & Mouton, Henrik D. (2019). <i>Systems Development of a Two-Axis Stabilised Platform to Facilitate Astronomical Observations from a Moving Base</i>. Bloemfontein, South Africa, ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40569en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHepworth, James H., and Henrik D. Mouton. "Systems Development of a Two-Axis Stabilised Platform to Facilitate Astronomical Observations from a Moving Base."n.d. Bloemfontein, South Africa. ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40569.en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHepworth, James H. & Mouton, Henrik D. 2019.Systems Development of a Two-Axis Stabilised Platform to Facilitate Astronomical Observations from a Moving Base. Bloemfontein, South Africa. ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40569.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Conference Paper AU - Hepworth, James H. AU - Mouton, Henrik D. AB - This project aimed to design, simulate, and implement a two-axis inertially stabilised platform (ISP) for use in astronomical applications. It aimed to approximate the stabilisation of a Meade ETX-90 3.5” compound telescope at low-cost using a mechanical assembly designed to geometrically and inertially model the telescope. A set of system specifications was developed to guide design decisions and to provide an analysis framework against which the performance of the implemented system was compared. The electro-mechanical structure of the ISP was designed and manufactured, the associated electrical systems were specified and configured, an image processing script capable of detecting and locating the centre of the Moon in a camera field-of-view was written, a complete simulation model for the system was developed and used to design various classical controllers for the ISP control system. These controllers were implemented on a STM32F051 microcontroller and a user interface was written in LabVIEW to facilitate intuitive user control of the system and perform datalogging of the system runtime data. CY - Bloemfontein, South Africa DA - 2019-01-28 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - 2019 Southern African Universities Power Engineering Conference/Robotics and Mechatronics/Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa (SAUPEC/RobMech/PRASA) KW - Control systems LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PP - Bloemfontein, South Africa PY - 2019 T1 - Systems Development of a Two-Axis Stabilised Platform to Facilitate Astronomical Observations from a Moving Base TI - Systems Development of a Two-Axis Stabilised Platform to Facilitate Astronomical Observations from a Moving Base UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40569 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/40569
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHepworth James H, Mouton Henrik D, Systems Development of a Two-Axis Stabilised Platform to Facilitate Astronomical Observations from a Moving Base. ; Bloemfontein, South Africa. ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment; 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40569 .en_ZA
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dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environmenten_US
dc.publisher.locationBloemfontein, South Africaen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.source2019 Southern African Universities Power Engineering Conference/Robotics and Mechatronics/Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa (SAUPEC/RobMech/PRASA)en_US
dc.subjectControl systemsen_US
dc.titleSystems Development of a Two-Axis Stabilised Platform to Facilitate Astronomical Observations from a Moving Baseen_US
dc.typeConference Paperen_US
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