Problem Definition
The specific goals of the HASP mounted control system are as follows. One to be able to physically orient a telescope in a specified direction. The orientation of the telescope must have three degrees of freedom. That is that the scope must be able to move left to right, up and down, and be able to fully rotate about an axis.
When oriented properly on some object in space an accuracy of one degree. The one degree precision will be maintained for extended periods of time by the control system itself. The main difficulty here is that the HASP balloon does not maintain a perfectly constant altitude and therefore some of the most significant compensation for the control system is needed for altitude adjustments.