Integrated simulation model of the Euro50

Torben Andersen; Mette Owner-Petersen; Holger Riewaldt

doi:10.1117/12.489824

30 July 2002 Integrated simulation model of the Euro50

Torben Andersen, Mette Owner-Petersen, Holger Riewaldt

Proceedings Volume 4757, Integrated Modeling of Telescopes; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.489824
Event: Workshop on Integrated Modeling of Telescopes, 2002, Lund, Sweden

Abstract

The Euro50 is a proposed optical telescope with an equivalent aperture of 50 m. It will have a segmented primary mirror and full adaptive optics. To study the interaction of the telescope structure, the control system and the optics, an integrated simulation model has been formulated. The mechanical model is a modal version of an Ansys finite element model. The optics model is based on ray tracing and physical optics. The segments model takes the alignment servos and the segment dynamics into account. Wind variation over the primary mirror is included. Segment control system modeling is in progress. First results clearly demonstrate that a good enclosure is needed to protect the telescope well against wind. The results also suggest that the segment alignment system must have a bandwidth well above the lowest eigenfrequencies of the telescope.

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Torben Andersen, Mette Owner-Petersen, and Holger Riewaldt "Integrated simulation model of the Euro50", Proc. SPIE 4757, Integrated Modeling of Telescopes, (30 July 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.489824

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