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Mean Performance Optimization Of An Orbiting Distributed Aperture By Warped Aperture Image Plane Comparisons, Timothy W. Parker
Mean Performance Optimization Of An Orbiting Distributed Aperture By Warped Aperture Image Plane Comparisons, Timothy W. Parker
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This work models the aggregate performance of satellite receiver formations functioning as orbiting interferometers as compared to filled apertures of similar geometries. These models facilitate selecting initial conditions for formations such that their control-free dynamics yield interferometry performance with minimal errors as compared to the filled apertures. The solution method draws on the dynamic models of an orbiting planar satellite formation to define the size and shape of a reference aperture and to define the degrees of freedom for the formation members. The paths of formation elements yield geometries for which the aggregate performance of the array of discrete receivers …