Publication Date:
2006-01-12
Description:
Comparative Michelson interferometers are discussed as well as the operating range potential of a structural alignment sensor (SAS) which requires only one laser mode. Schematics are presented for the distance measurement logic, the basic SAS system, the SAS optical layout, the coarse measurement signal processor, and the measured range resolution.
Keywords:
LAUNCH VEHICLES AND SPACE VEHICLES
Type:
NASA. Langley Res. Center Large Space Systems Technol., Vol. 1; p 491-505
Format:
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