A novel pointing algorithm for vehicle satellites' antenna

Abstract

In order to improve the velocity and accuracy of pointing algorithm used for antenna, a novel algorithm based on the quadratic curve theory is presented in this paper. According to theoretical value of pointing algorithm and antenna's states, the antenna is located by action of servo system. Compared with the step searching algorithm, the new proposed algorithm has several advantages, such as: little time in searching, fast speed, and high precision. Experiment results show the validation and speediness.