Contraves optical terminal - Coarse Pointing Assembly (CPA)

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Sep 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003esasp.524...81m&link_type=abstract

In: Proceedings of the 10th European Space Mechanisms and Tribology Symposium, 24-26 September 2003, San Sebastián, Spain. Compi

Computer Science

Two Axes, Stability, Damping, Low Mass, Cpa, Optical Terminal

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The Contraves Coarse Pointing Assembly (CPA) is in essence a two axes pointing system. It comprises of a gimballed mirror driven by independent Elevation (ESU) & Azimuth (ASU) Scanning Units. Stability is the keyword for the design of the CPA, it must support the mirror without inducing any stresses mechanical or thermal. It must be impervious to micro vibrations originating from the host spacecraft and offer a stable optical platform when rotating the mirror i.e. a smooth well-damped motion. All of this is packaged in to a very restrictive mass budget of 2.5kg. This paper describes the key design drivers, the approaches that were taken in order to meet these and ultimately their effectiveness as measured during the development programme.

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