Design and control of a thermal stabilizing system for an Optomechanical Uncooled Infrared Imaging Camera

Jongeun Choi, Joji Yamaguchi, Simon Morales, Roberto Horowitz, Yang Zhao, Arun Majumdar, Paul Norton

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Abstract

In this paper, the design and control of a thermal stabilizing system for an Optomechanical Uncooled Infrared Imaging camera is presented, which uses an array of MEMS bimaterial can tilev erbeams to sense an infrared image source. A one-dimensional lumped parameter model of the thermal stabilization system w as deriv ed and experimentally v alidated. A model-based discrete time Linear Quadratic Gaussian Regulator(LQGR) control scheme, with a stochastic ambien t noise model, w as implemerted. The control system incorporates a reference model, which generates desired reference temperature trajectory, and integral action to respectively diminish overshoots and achieve zero steady state error in closed loop. Simulation results show that the designed LQGR con trailer is able to enhance ambien ttemperature low frequency disturbance attenuation by more than 50dB. The con trol system is able to regulate the focal-plane array (FPA) temperature with a standard deviation of about 100/tK, in spite of ttfact that the temperature measuremen t noise has a standard deviation of 1mK.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)
EditorsGabriel Ferrate, Eduardo F. Camacho, Luis Basanez, Juan. A. de la Puente
PublisherIFAC Secretariat
Pages367-372
Number of pages6
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9783902661746
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002
Event15th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control, 2002 - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 2002 Jul 212002 Jul 26

Publication series

NameIFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)
Number1
Volume15
ISSN (Print)1474-6670

Other

Other15th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control, 2002
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period02/7/2102/7/26

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This project is supported by the D AREA IR program under grant N66001-00-C-8080.

Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2002 IFAC.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Control and Systems Engineering

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