Super Radot Tracking Mount

Super Radot Tracking Mount

Contact CTM sales representative:
Philip Kiel (818) 842-2141

The original RADOT Tracking Systems were developed by Photo-Sonics, Inc. for the United States Army Kwajalein Missile Range (USAKMR) approximately 10 to 15 years ago. The RADOTs in use are capable of collecting TSI component data to a very high degree of accuracy using a multiple-station solution technique.

The basic design requirement for the Super Radot includes a base assembly which contains the azimuth drive motor, tape cables, and the azimuth carriage assembly. The elevation axis is comprised of the elevation drive motors and the payload carrying platforms. A separate control console is located adjacent to the mount. The Super Radot provides smooth, vibration-free tracking within the range of ±540° in azimuth and -10° to +95° in elevation. The pedestal is enclosed in an Astrodome shelter. Electrical and electronic facilities required to operate the mount are incorporated into a local console within the Astrodome and a remote console located in a control room which also houses a computer and Tracking Error Detector System (TEDS) that automatically maintains target tracking once a target is acquired. In addition to TEDS, the system also operates in manual tracking mode, controlled by a stick controller located in the control room and also in computer mode, which uses pedestal position data and external target data to produce a tracking error signal.

General Specifications
Size	92"L x 82"W x 85.6"H (plus 18" trailer tongue)
Weight	Mount - 6,240 lbs. (no payload)
Payload	1,000 lbs. total
Travel	Azimuth - ± 540 degrees, 1080 degrees total, 3 revolutions total Elevation - Working range - 105 degrees (-10 declination to +95 inclination) Elevation - Plunge range - 200 degrees (-10 declination to +190 inclination)
Torque	Azimuth - 1 x 1800 ft. lbs. Permanent magnet motor Elevation - 2 x 300 ft. lbs. Permanent magnet motors
Acceleration (with 600- pound payload)	Azimuth - Greater than 3 radians per second per second Elevation - Greater than 4 radians per second per second
Velocity	Azimuth - 2 radians per second Elevation - 1 radians per second
Breakaway Torque	Azimuth - Less than 20 foot-pounds Elevation - Less than 15 foot-pounds
Dynamic Range	1000:1
Bandwidth (with 600- pound payload)	Azimuth - TBD Hz. Elevation - TBD Hz.
Non-orthogonality	Less than ±5 arc seconds
Bearing Wobble	Azimuth - Less than ±5 arc seconds Elevation - Less than ±5 arcseconds
Power Requirements	208 VAC, 60 Hz, 3 Phase Total peak power 8.0 KVA providing 1800 ft. lbs.