Precision, range, bandwidth and other tradeoffs in hexapods with application to large ground based telescopes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6273 I, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Anderson, Eric H ^a   Cash, Michael F ^a   Janzen, Paul C ^a   Pettit, Gregory W ^b   Smith, Christian A ^a  

^a CSA ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b Dysim Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Active optics; Ground based telescopes; Hexapods; Motion control; Precision positioning; Secondary mirrors

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE OPTICS; GROUND BASED TELESCOPES; HEXAPODS; OPTICAL COMPONENT; PRECISION POSITIONING; THIRTY METER TELESCOPE;

BANDWIDTH; COMPONENTS; INFRARED DEVICES; MIRRORS; MOTION CONTROL; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; POSITION CONTROL;

SPACE TELESCOPES;

EID: 33749588856     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.672947     Document Type: Conference Paper

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