Multivariable parametric cost model for ground optical telescope assembly

Optical Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2005, Pages

  Stahl, H Philip ^a   Rowell, Ginger Holmes ^b,c   Reese, Gayle D ^d   Byberg, Alicia ^e  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Qualis Corporation   (United States)

^c MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^e LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost modeling; Ground based telescopes; Segmentation factor

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; INTERFEROMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIRRORS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DIFFRACTION-LIMITED WAVELENGTH; GROUND OPTICAL TELESCOPE; MIRROR SEGMENTATION; MULTIVARIABLE PARAMETRIC COST MODEL; RADIUS OF CURVATURE; SEGMENTATION FACTOR;

OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

EID: 33644775450     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2031216     Document Type: Article

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