DV09 Pointing System Issues and Tracking


TIP Last Update: JeffMangum - 08 July 2010

Issues Tracked

  • VERTEX-545: NA Antenna Antenna Acceptance Tests -- Pointing (VERTEX-545) Antenna 9009 (DV09) Acceptance Tests -- Pointing
    • Acceptance testing.

-- JeffMangum - 2010-07-08

Test Matrix Progress Tracking

Tracking Performance

(todo - todo done - done )

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State Item ^ Comment  
15 Minute Tracking Test
 
  
  

All-Sky Pointing

(todo - todo done - done )

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State Item ^ Comment  
Day 1
Completed 2010-07-08
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Day 10
Completed 2010-07-17
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Day 11
Completed 2010-07-18
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Day 12
 
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Day 13
 
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Day 14
 
  
Day 2
Completed 2010-07-09
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Day 3
Completed 2010-07-10
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Day 4
Completed 2010-07-11
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Day 5
Completed 2010-07-12
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Day 6
Completed 2010-07-13
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Day 7
Completed 2010-07-14 (no measurements made)
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Day 8
Completed 2010-07-15
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Day 9
Completed 2010-07-16
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Offset Pointing

(todo - todo done - done )

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State Item Comment  
(Az,El) = (0,30)
Completed 2010-07-28 at (16,31)
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(Az,El) = (0,45)
Completed 2010-07-28 at (0.46)
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(Az,El) = (0,60)
Attempted 2010-07-28 at (28,62); Drift and bimodal.
Completed 2010-07-31 at (358,65)
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(Az,El) = (0,75)
Completed 2010-08-02 at (333,74)
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(Az,El) = (60,30)
Completed 2010-07-30 at (49,29)
Completed again 2010-07-30 at (67,35)
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(Az,El) = (60,45)
Completed 2010-07-28 at (63,41)
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(Az,El) = (60,60)
Attempted 2010-07-30 at (50,54); Bimodal
Completed 2010-07-31 at (46,56)
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(Az,El) = (60,75)
Completed 2010-08-02 at (56,74)
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(Az,El) = (120,30)
Completed 2010-07-31 at (124,28)
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(Az,El) = (120,45)
Completed 2010-07-29 at (125,50)
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(Az,El) = (120,60)
Completed 2010-07-29 at (141,60)
Completed again 2010-07-30 at (140,60)
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(Az,El) = (120,75)
Completed 2010-07-31 at (145,69)
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(Az,El) = (180,30)
Completed 2010-07-31 at (157,26)
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(Az,El) = (180,45)
Completed 2010-08-01 at (165,41)
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(Az,El) = (180,60)
Completed 2010-07-28 at (204,66)
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(Az,El) = (180,75)
Completed 2010-07-29 at (173,69)
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(Az,El) = (240,30)
Completed 2010-07-30 at (225,36)
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(Az,El) = (240,45)
Completed 2010-07-30 at (233,44)
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(Az,El) = (240,60)
Completed 2010-07-29 at (231,58)
Completed again 2010-08-01 at (227,61)
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(Az,El) = (240,75)
Completed 2010-08-02 at (236,77)
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(Az,El) = (300,30)
Completed 2010-07-29 at (313,34)
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(Az,El) = (300,45)
Attempted 2010-07-31 at (303,38): Badly bimodal
Completed 2010-07-31 at (278,47)
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(Az,El) = (300,60)
Completed 2010-07-31 at (329,61)
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(Az,El) = (300,75)
Completed 2010-08-02 at (274,74)
  
  

-- JeffMangum - 2010-04-16

Pointing Model Coefficients

All units arcsec.

Date Pad IA IE CA NPAE AN AW HECE HESE
 
SEF1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Date Pad HACA HASASorted ascending HACA2 HASA2 HECA2 HESA2 HECA3 HESA3 HACA3 HASA3
 
SEF1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

-- JeffMangum - 2010-07-08
Topic revision: r14 - 2010-08-02, JeffMangum
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