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Kenneth D. Ball
Technical Manager - Mechanical Analysis Group at Excelitas Technologies Corp
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* Employed as a Technical Manager of the Mechanical Analysis Group at Qioptiq UK (formerly Pilkington Optronics and Thales Optics).
* Specialising in opto-mechanical analysis of optical sub-systems requiring high stability performance in severe operational environments.
* Originally a graduate in Aeronautical Engineering and Design
* Technical Specialist in the THALES College of Experts
* Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society
* Advanced NAFEMS Registered Analyst
Publications (4)
Proceedings Article | 24 September 2011 Paper
Acquisition, simulation, and test replication of weapon firing shock applied to optical sights
Proceedings Volume 8125, 81250L (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.893298
KEYWORDS: Weapons, Finite element methods, Linear filtering, Electronic filtering, Signal processing, Signal generators, Data acquisition, Transducers, Excel, Motion measurement
Proceedings Article | 10 September 2009 Paper
Optomechanical analysis of a high stability multi-channel vehicle sight
Proceedings Volume 7424, 74240K (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825219
KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Finite element methods, Data modeling, Computer aided design, Optical components, Optical design, Solid modeling, Lenses, Excel, Computer programming
Proceedings Article | 26 July 1999 Paper
Environmental considerations in optomechanical systems
Kenneth Ball, Reginald Jonas, David Norrie
Proceedings Volume 3698, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354493
KEYWORDS: Failure analysis, Optical design, Telescopes, Finite element methods, Thermography, Solar radiation, Infrared imaging, Mechanical engineering, Infrared materials, Refractive index
Proceedings Article | 23 August 1996 Paper
Mechanical stability of optical structures
Allan Gardam, Kenneth Ball
Proceedings Volume 2774, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.246712
KEYWORDS: Optical design, Mechanical engineering, Environmental sensing, Computer aided design, Finite element methods, Telescopes, Optics manufacturing, Optical components, Modulation transfer functions, Objectives
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