
used as another source of velocity information, hence damping. The advantage of this form of
damping is its inherent low noise. Its bandwidth can be set high without degrading its signal to
noise ratio. The overall bandwidth of the system can be extended much ftuther than with
position differentiation alone. The current integrator is considered the high frequency damping
source and is adjusted with
R59.
The summing amplifier algebraically sums all four of
these
signals to obtain a composite signal
that is sent to the output stage. During startup, a FET, Ql is tumed on slowly so that the servo
has time to stabilize in a contiolled manner. Also, when an error condition is sensed, an analog
switch, U7, is shorted across this amplifier, thereby opening the loop and shorting the signal
being sent to the output stage to ground. During mirror alignment the gain of the summing
amplifier is reduced by two orders of magnitude v^ch drastically lowers the loop gain. This
allows the user to align the minor manually without the servo going unstable. This is explained
further in the mirror alignment section in appendix 6.0.
3.8.
Output Amplifier
3.8.1 Overview
The output stage uses a power op-amp to supply the large currents used to create torque in the
motor coil. A current feedback loop is tied around this output amplifier allowing the summing
amp to contiol the current in the scanner directiy. Thus changes in cable length, coil resistance,
contact resistance, back EMF voltages, etc. do not affect the summing amplifier's ability to
control the torque produced in the scanner. This produces a very stable and repeatable system
response with time and temperature.
Current flowing through the motor coil is detected by a low resistance current shunt, R52 and
differentially detected by the current monitor U4D. The current monitor signal is then used to
close the current feedback loop around the output op-amp U5. It is also used for the "coil
temperature calculator" to monitor coil heating and by the current integrator to obtain a velocity
signal. The current monitor signal is monitored on TP3. Use TP2 or W7.2 for the ground
reference. The current monitor gain varies depending on which scanner is being driven. Check
the scanner data sheet for the maximum rms current
the
scanner can maintain.
The bandwidth ofthe output stage is mainly contiolled with a lead in the current feedback loop.
The series/parallel combination of R50 and C8 and R49 in the cmrent monitor's feedback path
provides this lead. This RC combination is set so that the output current waveform is adequately
damped when a square wave is fed in. Secondary bandwidth limiting is provided via the "noise
gain" compensation technique with
R40.
For large mirror loads, a notch filter module is used to
stabilize large inertia systems that tend to "sing" or resonate at the system's torsional resonant
frequency. See section 6.2 for more information regarding Notch Filters.
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