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Scharf, Dan
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Design, Modeling and Control of an Optical Pointing Sensor for the Formation Control Testbed (FCT)
In this paper the design and modeling of a sensor system that gives relative position measurements is described. The position is provided in the form of bearing and range to a retro target placed on a far field target.
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TPF-I Emma X-Array: 2007 Design Team Study
This viewgraph presentation is a study of an Emma design for Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF) formation flying interferometer. The objective is to develop a design with reduced cost compared to TPF-I X-Array, derive mass and cost estimates, and study thermal and radiation issues.
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Formation algorithms and simulation testbed
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