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 v 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 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)
  
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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Offset Pointing

(todo - todo done - done )

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State Item Comment ^  
(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) = (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) = (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) = (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) = (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) = (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) = (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) = (180,60)
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) = (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) = (120,60)
Completed 2011-07-17 at (130,58); Before (AN0,AW0) update.
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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) = (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) = (60,75)
Completed 2011-07-17 at (77,75); 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) = (300,30)
Completed 2011-07-19 at (315,24); Before (AN0,AW0) update.
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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) = (240,30)
Completed 2011-07-23 at (235,28)
Completed again 2011-07-23 at (230,27)
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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) = (0,45)
Completed 2011-07-24 at (359,41)
Completed again 2011-07-24 at (356,41)
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(Az,El) = (120,30)
Completed 2011-07-26 at (115,39)
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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) = (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) = (300,75)
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 CA NPAE AN AW HECE HESE
 
SEF1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

-- JeffMangum - 2011-06-28

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