A mechanical design concept for EAGLE on the revised E-ELT

Cornelis M. Dubbeldam

doi:10.1117/12.2055851

31 July 2014 A mechanical design concept for EAGLE on the revised E-ELT

Cornelis M. Dubbeldam

Proceedings Volume 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V; 914795 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055851
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

ESO have recently revisited the design of the E-ELT with a view to reducing cost, leading to de-scopes which include a smaller primary aperture and removal of the Gravity Invariant Focal Station (GIFS). In its original concept, the EAGLE instrument was designed to be located at the GIFS and consequently a major mechanical re-design was required to enable the instrument to be placed on its side in a conventional straight-through Nasmyth configuration. In this paper, a conceptual design for a new instrument structure is presented. A preliminary finite element analysis was carried out to assess the structure’s behaviour under operating loading conditions (e.g. gravity loads). The results of this analysis demonstrate that the proposed design is viable, without any significant degradation in performance compared to the original GIFS design.

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Cornelis M. Dubbeldam "A mechanical design concept for EAGLE on the revised E-ELT", Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 914795 (31 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055851

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