Improvements in analysis techniques for segmented mirror arrays

Gregory J. Michels; Victor L. Genberg; Gary R. Bisson

doi:10.1117/12.2231436

9 August 2016 Improvements in analysis techniques for segmented mirror arrays

Gregory J. Michels, Victor L. Genberg, Gary R. Bisson

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Proceedings Volume 9911, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy VII; 991116 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231436
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

The employment of actively controlled segmented mirror architectures has become increasingly common in the development of current astronomical telescopes. Optomechanical analysis of such hardware presents unique issues compared to that of monolithic mirror designs. The work presented here is a review of current capabilities and improvements in the methodology of the analysis of mechanically induced surface deformation of such systems. The recent improvements include capability to differentiate surface deformation at the array and segment level. This differentiation allowing surface deformation analysis at each individual segment level offers useful insight into the mechanical behavior of the segments that is unavailable by analysis solely at the parent array level. In addition, capability to characterize the full displacement vector deformation of collections of points allows analysis of mechanical disturbance predictions of assembly interfaces relative to other assembly interfaces. This capability, called racking analysis, allows engineers to develop designs for segment-to-segment phasing performance in assembly integration, 0g release, and thermal stability of operation. The performance predicted by racking has the advantage of being comparable to the measurements used in assembly of hardware. Approaches to all of the above issues are presented and demonstrated by example with SigFit, a commercially available tool integrating mechanical analysis with optical analysis.

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Gregory J. Michels, Victor L. Genberg, and Gary R. Bisson "Improvements in analysis techniques for segmented mirror arrays", Proc. SPIE 9911, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy VII, 991116 (9 August 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231436

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