Architecture for in-space robotic assembly of a modular space telescope

Nicolas N. Lee; Joel W. Burdick; Paul Backes; Sergio Pellegrino; Kristina Hogstrom; Christine Fuller; Brett Kennedy; Junggon Kim; Rudranarayan Mukherjee; Carl Seubert; Yen-Hung Wu

doi:10.1117/1.JATIS.2.4.041207

11 July 2016 Architecture for in-space robotic assembly of a modular space telescope

Nicolas N. Lee, Joel W. Burdick, Paul Backes, Sergio Pellegrino, Kristina Hogstrom, Christine Fuller, Brett Kennedy, Junggon Kim, Rudranarayan Mukherjee, Carl Seubert, Yen-Hung Wu

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Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, Vol. 2, Issue 4, 041207 (July 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.2.4.041207

Abstract

An architecture and conceptual design for a robotically assembled, modular space telescope (RAMST) that enables extremely large space telescopes to be conceived is presented. The distinguishing features of the RAMST architecture compared with prior concepts include the use of a modular deployable structure, a general-purpose robot, and advanced metrology, with the option of formation flying. To demonstrate the feasibility of the robotic assembly concept, we present a reference design using the RAMST architecture for a formation flying 100-m telescope that is assembled in Earth orbit and operated at the Sun–Earth Lagrange Point 2.

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Nicolas N. Lee, Joel W. Burdick, Paul Backes, Sergio Pellegrino, Kristina Hogstrom, Christine Fuller, Brett Kennedy, Junggon Kim, Rudranarayan Mukherjee, Carl Seubert, and Yen-Hung Wu "Architecture for in-space robotic assembly of a modular space telescope," Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 2(4), 041207 (11 July 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.2.4.041207

Published: 11 July 2016

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