Segmented mirror figure control for a space-based far-IR astronomical telescope

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Oct 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991spie.1489..201r&link_type=abstract

In: Structures sensing and control; Proceedings of the Meeting, Orlando, FL, Apr. 2, 3, 1991 (A93-22001 07-35), p. 201-215.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Control Systems Design, Infrared Telescopes, Paraboloid Mirrors, Spaceborne Telescopes, Far Infrared Radiation, Infrared Astronomy, Segments

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For segmented large mirrors to be used effectively for astronomy they must be actively aligned and controlled to extreme levels of precision. We consider the figure control problem for a spaceborne far-IR telescope, the Precision Segmented Reflector Project Focus Moderate Mission Telescope. We propose a two-stage approach. A figure initialization controller is used to achieve initial phasing and alignment of the telescope using an imaging science detector. A figure maintenance controller keeps the telescope aligned during normal operation using a laser metrology optical truss sensor system. We show that performance of any figure control system is subject to limits on the controllability of the wavefront. Maintenance controllers are additionally limited by considerations of the observability of the wavefront from the maintenance sensors. We show preliminary results for the figure initialization controller. We present a 'Wavefront Compensation' method for figure maintenance control that minimizes wavefront errors due to misalignment errors.

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