The Large Binocular Telescope primary mirror support control system description and current performance results

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7018, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Ashby, David S ^a   Kern, Jonathan ^a   Hill, John M ^a   Davison, Warren B ^a   Cuerden, Brian ^a   Brynnel, Joar G ^a   Biddick, Chris ^a   Duffek, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Borosilicate; Honeycomb; LBT; Load cells; Mirror support; Telescope

Indexed keywords

BINOCULARS; BOROSILICATE GLASS; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; FORCE CONTROL; GLASS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; INSTRUMENTS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PHOTOGRAPHY; POSITION CONTROL; REMOTE CONTROL; TELESCOPES;

BOROSILICATE; HONEYCOMB; LBT; LOAD CELLS; MIRROR SUPPORT;

CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 56249121935     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.790072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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