| dc.contributor.advisor | Erich P. Ippen and Jeffrey M. Roth. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Zheng, Sue, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-03-25T15:11:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-03-25T15:11:54Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2007 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53185 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2007. | en_US |
| dc.description | Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-88). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Free-space optical communication requires accurate tracking to maintain links. The tracking problem between an aircraft and satellite becomes more difficult with the introduction of a turret on the aircraft for increased field-of-regard. In the case of a hemispherical turret, the disrupted airflow at the boundary layer can greatly distort the optical beam. A model of the communication link is created to compare the performance of several tracking algorithms. We investigate the best algorithm under various atmospheric conditions and signal-to-noise ratios. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Sue Zheng. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 88 p. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by
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| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. | en_US |
| dc.title | Tracking algorithms under boundary layer effects for free-space optical communications | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | M.Eng. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 525198446 | en_US |
