A Feasibility Study of Thin-Shell Deformable Mirrors with Adaptive Truss Support for Spaced-Based Telescopes

A Feasibility Study of Thin-Shell Deformable Mirrors with Adaptive Truss Support for Spaced-Based Telescopes

Space-based telescopes are limit by the payload requirements of existing launch vehicles. Thus, despite distinct advantages the resolution of terrestrial telescopes exceeds space-based telescopes due to larger size and powerful adaptive optics. To overcome payload limitations, a primary mirror techn...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marzette, Russell K., Jr.
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2007
Subjects:
Thermal gradient
Truss
Substrate
Facesheet
Space
Space-based
Active optics
JPL
Xinetics
University of Florida
NRO
Georgia Tech
Mirror
Lightweight
Surface parallel actuator
Surface normal actuation
Thin-shell
Adaptive optics
Deformable mirrors
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/16214

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