Far-Infrared Interferometric Telescope Experiment (FITE): Three-Axis Stabilized Attitude Control System

• NAKASHIMA Asami

  Division of Particle and Astrophysical Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University

• SHIBAI Hiroshi

  Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University

• KAWADA Mitsunobu

  Division of Particle and Astrophysical Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University

• MATSUO Taro

  National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, NINS

• NARITA Masanao

  The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, JAXA

• KATO Eri

  Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University

• KANOH Tetsuo

  Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University

• KOHYAMA Tsunehito

  Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University

• MATSUMOTO Yuka

  Division of Particle and Astrophysical Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University

• MORISHITA Hirono

  Division of Particle and Astrophysical Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University

• WATABE Toyoki

  Division of Particle and Astrophysical Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University

• YAMAMOTO Kodai

  Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University

• TANABE Mitsuhiro

  Division of Particle and Astrophysical Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University

• KANOH Ryoko

  Division of Particle and Astrophysical Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University

• ITOH Yusuke

  Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University

Abstract

FITE (Far-Infrared Interferometric Telescope Experiment) is a far-infrared balloon-borne interferometer that we have developed. The goal of this project is to achieve a high spatial resolution, 1 arcsecond, at the wavelength of 100 microns with the baseline length of 20 meters. Therefore, it is required that the attitude of FITE gondola should be controlled in the attitude stabilizing accuracy of about 1 arcsecond. In order to meet this requirement, we adopted the three-axis stabilized attitude control. As a result, we will be able to control its attitude stabilizing accuracy in the order of 1 arcsecond, which is 1-2 orders of magnitude better than traditional balloon-borne telescopes.

Journal

• TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN

  TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN 8 (ists27), Tm_19-Tm_24, 2010

  THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES

Keywords

• Attitude Control
• Infrared Astronomy
• Balloon Telescope
• Infrared Interferometer

Details

• CRID: 1390001205321037056
• NII Article ID: 130000450577
• DOI: 10.2322/tastj.8.tm_19
• ISSN: 18840485
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/tastj/8/ists27/8_ists27_Tm_19/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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