DV15 Pointing System Issues and Tracking


TIP Last Update: JeffMangum - 28 June 2011

Issues Tracked

  • VERTEX-618: NA Antenna Antenna Acceptance Tests -- Antenna 9015 (DV15) Acceptance Tests -- Pointing
    • Acceptance testing.

-- JeffMangum - 2011-06-28

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 2011-07-01
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Day 2
Completed 2011-07-02
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Day 3
Completed 2011-07-03
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Day 4
Completed 2011-07-04 (no data)
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Day 5
Completed 2011-07-05 (no data)
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Day 6
Completed 2011-07-06 (no data)
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Day 7
Completed 2011-07-07 (no data)
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Day 8
Completed 2011-07-08
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Day 9
Completed 2011-07-09 (no data)
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Day 10
Completed 2011-07-10
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Day 11
Completed 2011-07-11 (no data)
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Day 12
Completed 2011-07-12 (no data)
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Day 13
Completed 2011-07-13 (no data)
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Day 14
Completed 2011-07-14 (no data)
  
  

Offset Pointing

(todo - todo done - done )

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State Item Comment  
(Az,El) = (0,30)
Completed 2011-07-17 at (354,26); Before (AN0,AW0) update.
Completed again 2011-07-22 at (6,38)
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(Az,El) = (0,45)
Completed 2011-07-24 at (359,41)
Completed again 2011-07-24 at (356,41)
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(Az,El) = (0,60)
Attepmted 2011-07-21 at (0,61); El drift +-1.0 arcsec.
Attempted again 2011-07-21 at (350,61); El wander +-0.5 arcsec throughout run.
Attempted again 2011-07-23 at (6,61); Bimodal in (Az,El).
Attempted again 2011-07-23 at (0,61); Bimodal in (Az,El).
Attempted 2011-07-25 at (340,58); El drift +-0.5 arcsec and Az wandering +-0.5 arcsec.
Completed 2011-07-25 at (335,57).
Completed 2011-07-27 at (21,57)
Completed again 2011-07-27 at (15,57)
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(Az,El) = (0,75)
Attempted 2011-07-23 at (350,70); Bimodal in El.
Attempted again 2011-07-23 at (341,69); Bimodal in El.
Attempted 2011-07-26 at (340,75); El offset first 5 measurements.
Completed 2011-07-26 at (330,75).
Completed again 2011-07-26 at (337,72).
Completed again 2011-07-26 at (328,70)
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(Az,El) = (60,30)
Completed 2011-07-23 at (41,28)
Completed again 2011-07-23 at (40,30)
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(Az,El) = (60,45)
Completed 2011-07-19 at (58,45); Before (AN0,AW0) update.
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(Az,El) = (60,60)
Attempted 2011-07-19 at (40,55); El drift +-0.5 arcsec.
Completed 2011-07-22 at (89,58)
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(Az,El) = (60,75)
Completed 2011-07-17 at (77,75); Before (AN0,AW0) update.
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(Az,El) = (120,30)
Completed 2011-07-26 at (115,39)
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(Az,El) = (120,45)
Attempted 2011-07-23 at (127,50); El drift +-0.5 arcsec.
Attempted again 2011-07-23 at (129,52); El drift +-0.5 arcsec.
Completed 2011-07-24 at (107,46).
Attempted 2011-07-24 at (107,47); El drift +-0.5 arcsec.
Attempted 2011-07-25 at (108,47); El drift +1.5 arcsec first 13 measurements
Attempted again 2011-07-25 at (110,50); (Az,El) drift +-(0.5,1.0) arcsec throughout run.
Completed 2011-07-27 at (98,47)
Completed again 2011-07-27 at (98,50)
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(Az,El) = (120,60)
Completed 2011-07-17 at (130,58); Before (AN0,AW0) update.
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(Az,El) = (120,75)
Attempted 2011-07-25 at (130,80); (Az,El) drift +-(0.5,1.0) arcsec throughout run.
Attempted again 2011-07-25 at (140,82); Bimodal in (Az,El); NOT due to double.
Completed 2011-07-27 at (118,75)
Completed 2011-07-27 at (123,77)
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(Az,El) = (180,30)
Attempted 2011-07-22 at (158,26); El drift +-0.5 arcsec.
Attempted again 2011-07-22 at (159,28); El drift +-0.5 arcsec.
Attempted 2011-07-24 at (188,27); bimodal in Az (double in group).
Attempted again 2011-07-24 at (187,28); bimodal in Az and El (double in group).
Completed 2011-07-26 at (199,30)
Completed again 2011-07-26 at (200,28)
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(Az,El) = (180,45)
Completed 2011-07-27 at (186,41).
Attempted again 2011-07-27 at (186,41); El drift +-0.5 arcsec and bimodal in Az.
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(Az,El) = (180,60)
Attempted 2011-07-25 at (210,64); (Az,El) drift +-(0.5,0.5) arcsec throughout run.
Attempted 2011-07-27 at (208,64); El drift +-0.5 arcsec.
Completed 2011-07-27 at (212,62)
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(Az,El) = (180,75)
Attempted 2011-07-19 at (156,68); Bimodal +-1 arcsec in El.
Attempted 2011-07-21 at (205,69); El drift +-0.5 arcsec and bimodal in Az.
Attempted again 2011-07-21 at (207,68); Bimodal in Az.
Completed 2011-07-21 at (205,70)
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(Az,El) = (240,30)
Completed 2011-07-23 at (235,28)
Completed again 2011-07-23 at (230,27)
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(Az,El) = (240,45)
Completed 2011-07-17 at (233,38); Before (AN0,AW0) update.
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(Az,El) = (240,60)
Completed 2011-07-19 at (260,60); Before (AN0,AW0) update.
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(Az,El) = (240,75)
Completed 2011-07-28 at (232,78); Bimodal in El?
Completed 2011-07-28 at (240,73)
Completed 2011-07-28 at (246,69); Bimodal in Az?
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(Az,El) = (300,30)
Completed 2011-07-19 at (315,24); Before (AN0,AW0) update.
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(Az,El) = (300,45)
Attempted 2011-07-19 at (290,42); Az and El drift +-0.5 arcsec.
Completed 2011-07-24 at (293,49)
Completed again 2011-07-24 at (290,47).
Attempted 2011-07-24 at (301,43); Drift first 7 measurements in Az and first 2 in El.
Attempted 2011-07-24 at (300,40); Wandering in Az and El.
Completed again 2011-07-25 at (313,45).
Completed again 2011-07-25 at (309,43)
Completed 2011-07-27 at (318,49)
Completed again 2011-07-27 at (314,47)
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(Az,El) = (300,60)
Attempted 2011-07-19 at (300,55); El drift +-0.5 arcsec.
Completed 2011-07-27 at (325,52)
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(Az,El) = (300,75)
Completed 2011-07-28 at (270,74)
Completed again 2011-07-28 at (270,70)
  
  

-- JeffMangum - 2011-01-05

Pointing Model Coefficients

All units arcsec.

Date Pad IA IE CASorted ascending NPAE AN AW HECE HESE
 
SEF1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

-- JeffMangum - 2011-06-28
Topic revision: r14 - 2011-07-29, JeffMangum
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