Abstract

To create an opto-mechanical system as either a transmitter or a receiver, the requirements for the system have ot be understood and translated to the appropriate subsystems. This talk addresses how to develop the requirements that flow down to a variety of sensors and actuators. Two specific examples are presented: the first is a sophisticated acquisition, tracking, and pointing system that incorporates passive acquisition, passive tracking, fine active tracking, and beam pointing; the second is a simplified version of the previous system that accomplishes a reduced task at a fraction of the cost.

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