Mr. David S. Porter Profile

David S. Porter

Director, Business Development at CPI SATCOM & Antenna Technologies

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

The concept design of the Discovery Channel Telescope mount

David Porter, Thomas Sebring, Byron Smith, David Finley, Fred Baine, Kerstan Hermann

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552343

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Actuators, Mirrors, Computer aided design, Finite element methods, Astronomical telescopes, Infrared telescopes, Control systems design, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2003 Paper

Final design, fabrication, factory integration, and test of a 4.2-m telescope mount

David Porter, Kerstan Hermann, James Schuldenberg

Proceedings Volume 4837, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456786

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Interfaces, Electroluminescence, Mirrors, Computer aided design, Optical instrument design, 3D modeling, Finite element methods, Structural design, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

Next-generation telescope enclosure: a 91-m (300 ft.) geodesic dome

Thomas Mixter, David Porter

Proceedings Volume 4004, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393937

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Domes, Aluminum, Optical instrument design, Space telescopes, Large telescopes, Point spread functions, Control systems, Camera shutters, Structural design

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

Unique dome design for the SOAR telescope project

Jose Teran, David Porter, Edward Hileman, Daniel Neff

Proceedings Volume 4004, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393910

KEYWORDS: Camera shutters, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, Spherical lenses, Aluminum, Domes, Structured optical fibers, Bridges, Composites

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Proceedings Article | 26 May 1998 Paper

Development of a star tracker for the Hobby-Eberly Telescope

John Booth, Frank Ray, David Porter

Proceedings Volume 3351, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308801

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Stars, Control systems, Computer programming, Optical instrument design, Control systems design, Manufacturing, Space telescopes, Kinematics

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