Optimal Position Estimation for the Automatic Alignment of a High Energy Laser
- Resource Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Source
- Journal of the Optical Society of America A; 22; 7
- Subject
- 42 ENGINEERING ACCURACY
ACTUATORS
ALGORITHMS
ALIGNMENT
IMPLEMENTATION
LASERS
MONITORING
POSITIONING
PROCESSING
SIMULATION
- Language
- English
The alignment of high energy laser beams for potential fusion experiments demand high precision and accuracy by the underlying positioning algorithms whether it be for actuator control or monitoring the beam line for potential anomalies. This paper discusses the feasibility of employing on-line optimal position estimators in the form of model-based processors to achieve the desired results. Here we discuss the modeling, development, implementation and processing of model-based processors applied to both simulated and actual beam line data.