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TPF-C Technology Plan - Exoplanet Exploration Program - NASA

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<strong>Plan</strong> for <strong>Technology</strong> Development<br />

7.5.7 Pointing Control Testbed<br />

Scope<br />

The goals of the Pointing Control Testbed are to demonstrate both the capability to deliver very<br />

high precision pointing and to reject disturbances at the coronagraph using fine guidance sensor<br />

(FGS) measurements coupled with a fine steering mirror (FSM) pointing control. Additional<br />

capabilities required are rigid body pointing of the entire payload using reaction wheels, lowbandwidth<br />

steering of the secondary mirror, and perhaps pointing offset of the payload using<br />

active isolation actuators.<br />

In pre-Phase A, we will focus on analysis and data collection of the various sensor components.<br />

In Phase A, we will develop key pieces of the testbed, and perform open-loop tests of the FSM<br />

and FGS. In Phase B, the method for verifying the measured performance versus the modeled<br />

performance (a “scoring system”) will be developed; the requirements for isolation levels will be<br />

defined; and closed-loop performance of the FGS/FSM/optical path, acquisition sensor, and<br />

disturbance rejection will be tested. The pointing control testbed has achieved TRL 3. The<br />

testbed schedule is given in Table 7-17.<br />

Table 7-17. Pointing Control Testbed Schedule<br />

<strong>Plan</strong>ned<br />

Completion<br />

Date<br />

<strong>Plan</strong>ned Activities Performance Targets TRL<br />

Phase A<br />

Implement FGS camera<br />

Implement FSM control loop<br />

Develop disturbance<br />

generators<br />

Demonstrate open-loop pointing control accuracy,<br />

resolution and 50 Hz bandwidth on FSM<br />

Demonstrate measurement accuracy of 1 mas on FGS<br />

sensor at 500 Hz; meet tighter requirements in Phase B<br />

Develop capability to induce modeled vibration into<br />

testbed, required in Phase B<br />

5<br />

Phase B<br />

Develop validation<br />

“scoreboard”<br />

Design and build isolated<br />

testbed<br />

Test FSM/FGS/optical path<br />

subsystem element.<br />

Test acquisition camera<br />

accuracy<br />

Test integrated system with<br />

disturbance input.<br />

Demonstrate capability for validating high-precision<br />

pointing<br />

Demonstrate isolation required for integrated testing<br />

Demonstrate pointing accuracy to 0.3 mas jitter, 0.3<br />

offset at subassembly level with controlled<br />

disturbances, in vacuum chamber<br />

Show 10 mas accuracy/axis for stars brighter than<br />

roughly 10,000 electrons signal<br />

Demonstrate ability to reject disturbances to testbed<br />

using FSM/FGS/optical path simulation to full<br />

performance (currently ~0.3mas 1 sigma jitter)<br />

5,6<br />

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