STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION OF SPACE MIRROR ASSEMBLY TO MINIMIZE MASS AND TO CONSTRAIN OPTICAL ABERRATIONS
| Author(s) | : | Kuldeep Prajapati, Anchal Rao, Rupali Sahu, Dr.B.S.Munjal |
| Institution | : | PG scholar,Swaminarayan College of Engineering and Technology, Kalol |
| Published In | : | Vol. 4, Issue 4 — April 2017 |
| Page No. | : | 859-869 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
As key components of the optical system of the space telescope and optical remote sensor, space mirrors'surface accuracy has a direct impact that cannot be ignored of the imaging quality of the space telescope. In the future,large diameter mirror would become an important trend in development of space optical technology. Objective of thisstudy is to design a reasonable lightweight structure to ensure the optical performance of system to meet therequirements. By adopting Finite Element Analysis software, the space mirror assembly can be analyzed and its structurecan be optimized. A flexible support structure of the space mirror is being designed and is being optimized to keep highersurface figure accuracy of the space mirrors under gravity and temperature loads encountered in space release.
Kuldeep Prajapati, Anchal Rao, Rupali Sahu, Dr.B.S.Munjal, “STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION OF SPACE MIRROR ASSEMBLY TO MINIMIZE MASS AND TO CONSTRAIN OPTICAL ABERRATIONS”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 4, Issue 4, pp. 859-869, April 2017.
