Optimal disturbance rejection by LTI feedback control in a laser beam steering system

Author(s):  
P.K. Orzechowski ◽  
J.S. Gibson ◽  
Tsu-Chin Tsao
Author(s):  
Pawel K. Orzechowski ◽  
Steve Gibson ◽  
Tsu-Chin Tsao

This paper presents an optimal control design and experimental implementation for pointing and disturbance rejection in a laser steam steering system. The linear quadratic Gaussian (LQG) controller, which includes a stochastic disturbance model, as well as integral action, was designed and implemented to compensate for disturbances due to atmospheric turbulence in the optical path and mechanical vibration of the laser and optical components. The control design also considers the situation where the stochastic disturbances applied to the two beam axes are correlated and renders a multi-input-multi-output (2-by-2) output feedback controller. The experimental system consists of a two-axis tilt mirror driven by piezo-electric actuators for controlling the laser beam, a second actuated tilt mirror to generate disturbances, a position sensing device that senses the location of the beam on a target plane, and a real time computer for digital control. System identification is used to determine a state space model of the beam steering system for use in control system design. Experimental results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the LQG optimal disturbance rejection for the prescribed stochastic disturbances.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2112 (1) ◽  
pp. 012016
Author(s):  
Wenjun Li ◽  
Lin Zhang ◽  
Yading Guo ◽  
Zhongzheng Chen ◽  
Chongfeng Shao ◽  
...  

Abstract Because of the significant nonlinearity of fast steering mirror (FSM), which is actuated by lead zirconate titanate (PZT) stacks, designing a high-performance laser beam pointing stabilization system is always a difficult work. This paper reports an active disturbance rejection control (ADRC) based feedback control system for laser beam pointing stabilization of a high-power quasi-continuous-wave (QCW) Nd:YAG slab laser with a repetition frequency of 160 Hz and an average output power of 1.5 kW. The simulation and experiment show that the ADRC is faster and smoother than traditional proportional-integral-differential (PID) control, and the ADRC can effectively reduce overshoot in the laser beam pointing stabilization process.


2011 ◽  
Vol 82 (11) ◽  
pp. 116101 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Hebert ◽  
P. Cantu ◽  
C. Washington ◽  
O. Ajala ◽  
M. Feldman

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mounir Bouzoubaa ◽  
Vladimir V. Nikulin ◽  
Victor A. Skormin ◽  
Timothy E. Busch

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 1074-1081
Author(s):  
Hangjie Mo ◽  
Ruofeng Wei ◽  
Bo Ouyang ◽  
Liuxi Xing ◽  
Yanhu Shan ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (25) ◽  
pp. 5775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Zhou ◽  
Yafei Lu ◽  
Mo Hei ◽  
Guangcan Liu ◽  
Dapeng Fan

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document