Acu Topics; Antenna Pointing Solution - RESEARCH CONCEPTS RC4600 Operator's Manual

RC4600 ACU Board Set Chapter 2 Hardware

3.2 ACU Topics

3.2.1 Antenna Pointing Solution

The position (latitude/longitude, heading, pitch/roll) of the antenna and the longitude of a selected satellite
are required to calculate a pointing vector from the antenna to the selected satellite.
Given the antenna's latitude and longitude and the pointing vector to the satellite, the RC4600 calculates
the elevation (with respect to local horizontal) required. Feedback from the antenna on the elevation axis
will be used to move the mount to the required elevation.
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