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Deutsches SOFIA Institut
Universität Stuttgart
Second Gyro Systemfor the SOFIA Telescope
J.F. Wagner
Deutsches SOFIA Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Germany
Symposium Gyro Technology 2009 2
Deutsches SOFIA Institut
Universität Stuttgart
• Wide Field Imager (WFI)• Fine Field Imager (FFI)• Focal Plane Imager (FPI)
aircraft vibrations aero-acoustics
controller
commandedattitude
actualattitude
actuatorsstructure and mechanics
gyroscopes
perturbations
data fusion
tracker correction
Attitude Control: Inertial Stabilization
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Symposium Gyro Technology 2009 3
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Universität Stuttgart
SOFIA’s Fiber Optic Gyroscopes
Optical sensor module
Opto-electronicmodule
Initial situation
• Telescope pointing budget allocatedfor gyro drift: 0.04 arcsec
• Very low noise requirementdominated gyro design
→ Optical fiber length 3.4 km→ Mean coil diameter 150 mm→ Closed loop operation
Performance: Angular increment < 0.001 arcsecDynamic range > 10.3 °/sBandwidth > 1 kHzRandom walk 0.0003 °/√hIn-run bias stability 0.003 °/h
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SOFIA’s Fiber Optic Gyroscopes
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Universität Stuttgart
Constant Performance
• Two data sets available over a period of 9 years
• Data show very constant low noise behaviour
Calibration 1999/2003 Calibration 2008
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Universität Stuttgart
Spare partRepair
Second Gyro System
First possibility: Exchange of the gyro box
Gyro Box
2nd
Gyro Box
NasmythTube
ATCU TASCU
Failure
Gyro Box
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Universität Stuttgart
Failure
Second Gyro System
Second possibility: Parallel system (hot standby)
Gyro Box
2nd
GyroBox
NasmythTube
ATCU TASCU
2nd
ATCU
Gyro Box ATCU
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Universität Stuttgart
Second Gyro System
Comparison: Advantages (+) / Disadvantages (–) / Neutral (0)
Gyro Box Exchange Hot Standby
Accuracy + –
Cost – – –
Software modification 0 –
ATCU failure – – ++
“Save a mission” – ++
Flexibility of schedule – – +