AMTD: Advanced Mirror Technology Development in mechanical stability

J. Brent Knight

doi:10.1117/12.2189312

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23 September 2015 AMTD: Advanced Mirror Technology Development in mechanical stability

J. Brent Knight

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Proceedings Volume 9577, Optical Modeling and Performance Predictions VII; 957704 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2189312
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Analytical tools and processes are being developed at NASA Marshal Space Flight Center in support of the Advanced Mirror Technology Development (AMTD) project. One facet of optical performance is mechanical stability with respect to structural dynamics. Pertinent parameters are: (1) the spacecraft structural design, (2) the mechanical disturbances on-board the spacecraft (sources of vibratory/transient motion such as reaction wheels), (3) the vibration isolation systems (invariably required to meet future science needs), and (4) the dynamic characteristics of the optical system itself. With stability requirements of future large aperture space telescopes being in the lower Pico meter regime, it is paramount that all sources of mechanical excitation be considered in both feasibility studies and detailed analyses. The primary objective of this paper is to lay out a path to perform feasibility studies of future large aperture space telescope projects which require extreme stability. To get to that end, a high level overview of a structural dynamic analysis process to assess an integrated spacecraft and optical system is included.

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J. Brent Knight "AMTD: Advanced Mirror Technology Development in mechanical stability", Proc. SPIE 9577, Optical Modeling and Performance Predictions VII, 957704 (23 September 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2189312

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