• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 46, Issue 11, 1101005 (2019)
Tianming Ma1、2, Chunmei Zhao2、*, and Zhengbin He2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Geomatics, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning 123000, China
  • 2Institute of Geodesy and Geodynamics, Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping, Beijing 100830, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/CJL201946.1101005 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Tianming Ma, Chunmei Zhao, Zhengbin He. Pointing Correction Algorithm for Laser Ranging Telescopes Oriented Toward Space-Based Targets[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2019, 46(11): 1101005 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Since the existing telescope pointing error correction model cannot satisfy the needs of laser ranging systems for accurately detecting space debris, a back propagation neural network model optimized by genetic and Levenberg-Marquardt algorithms is proposed for correcting the telescope pointing error. A total of 102 stars are observed in the station's hemispherical sky area, which are divided into zones covering equal azimuth and altitude angle intervals. These observation data are used for modeling. Additionally, 12 stars are observed the following day to evaluate the model's accuracy, and the results show that its accuracies in terms of azimuth and pitch are 1.94″ and 1.12″, respectively. Finally, the proposed model is used in experiments to detect space debris and cooperative space targets. Results show that, when we use the laser ranging technique, the telescope's orientation accuracies in terms of azimuth and pitch for space debris are 1.89″ and 1.21″ respectively, and that for cooperative space targets are 2.06″ and 1.46″ respectively, showing a significant improvement over the traditional model. These results are also significant from the viewpoint of improving the detection success rate of space debris.
    Tianming Ma, Chunmei Zhao, Zhengbin He. Pointing Correction Algorithm for Laser Ranging Telescopes Oriented Toward Space-Based Targets[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2019, 46(11): 1101005
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