Computer Science
Scientific paper
May 1996
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996spie.2717..472p&link_type=abstract
Proc. SPIE Vol. 2717, p. 472-481, Smart Structures and Materials 1996: Smart Structures and Integrated Systems, Inderjit Chopra;
Computer Science
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Scientific paper
The large millimeter-wave telescope (LMT), a bi-national project between the U.S. and Mexico, is a 50 m diameter radio telescope which will operate at 1 mm wavelengths. To achieve its surface accuracy requirements, the telescope relies on an actively controlled primary surface. A telescope reflecting surface is usually subjected to slowly varying loads. However, environmental conditions, as well as those observing techniques which require high accelerations, excite vibration in the structure. In a conventional telescope, the observer must wait for the vibration to decay naturally before continuing an observation. However, for a telescope such as the LMT, the mass of the surface and the large number of actuators can be used to add damping to the support structure. This paper investigates the use of active surfaces in vibrational damping of their supporting structures. This is accomplished by using the surface sensors to determine the modes present in the vibration of backstructure and using the surface control system to damp the dominant modes. The surface figure is controlled simultaneously.
Parziale Peter C.
Smith David R.
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