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dc.contributor.authorSmith, Matthew William
dc.contributor.authorMiller, David W.
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-10T16:14:03Z
dc.date.available2011-03-10T16:14:03Z
dc.date.issued2010-07
dc.date.submitted2010-06
dc.identifier.issn0277-786X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/61645
dc.description.abstractThe trend in future space telescopes points toward increased primary mirror diameter, which improves resolution and sensitivity. However, given the constraints on mass and volume deliverable to orbit by current launch vehicles, creative design solutions are needed to enable increased mirror size while keeping mass and volume within acceptable limits. Lightweight, segmented, rib-stiffened, actively controlled primary mirrors have emerged as a potential solution. Embedded surface-parallel actuators can be used to change the mirror prescription onorbit, lowering mirror mass overall by enabling lighter substrate materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and relaxing manufacturing constraints. However, the discrete nature of the actuators causes high spatial frequency residual errors when commanding low-order prescription changes. A parameterized finite element model is used to simulate actuator-induced residual error and investigate design solutions that mitigate this error source. Judicious specification of mirror substrate geometry and actuator length is shown to reduce actuator-induced residual while keeping areal density constant. Specifically, a sinusoidally-varying rib shaping function is found to increase actuator influence functions and decrease residual. Likewise, longer actuators are found to offer reduced residual. Other options for geometric shaping are discussed, such as rib-to-facesheet blending and the use of two dimensional patch actuators.en_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherSPIEen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.855947en_US
dc.rightsArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.en_US
dc.sourceSPIEen_US
dc.titleMinimizing actuator-induced errors in active space telescope mirrorsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationSmith, Matthew W., and David W. Miller. “Minimizing actuator-induced errors in active space telescope mirrors.” Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave. Ed. Jacobus M. Oschmann et al. San Diego, California, USA: SPIE, 2010. 773122-14. © 2010 SPIEen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronauticsen_US
dc.contributor.approverMiller, David W.
dc.contributor.mitauthorSmith, Matthew William
dc.contributor.mitauthorMiller, David W.
dc.relation.journalProceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering; v. 7731en_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/ConferencePaperen_US
dspace.orderedauthorsSmith, Matthew W.; Miller, David W.en
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6099-0614
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