Design of a prototype primary mirror segment positioning actuator for the thirty meter telescope

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6267 II, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Lorell, Kenneth R ^a   Aubrun, Jean Noël ^a   Clappier, Robert R ^a   Miller, Scott W ^a   Sirota, Mark ^b  

^a Marjan Research   (United States)

^b Thirty Meter Telescope Project   (United States)

Author keywords

Active optics; Actuator; Control system; M1CS; Marjan Research; Primary mirror; TMT; Voice coil

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE OPTICS; MARJAN RESEARCH; PRIMARY MIRRORS; THIRTY METER TELESCOPE (TMT); VOICE COILS;

ACTUATORS; ASTRONOMY; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DAMPING; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS);

AIRBORNE TELESCOPES;

EID: 33748991455     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.672917     Document Type: Conference Paper

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7. Lorell, K. R., Aubrun, J-N, Feher, G. J., Perez, E., Reshatoff, P. J., Zacharie, D. F., "Test and Performance Evaluation of the Gemini Secondary Mirror Chopper and Position Control System", Proceedings of the SPIE Advanced Technology Optical/IR Telescopes VI as part of the SPIE Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, Kailua, Kona, Hawaii, March 1998.