Development of a test rig for the active control of a segmented mirror support system

Javier Castro; Juan Paris P. Gonzalez; Haresh M. Chulani; Josep M. Fuertes; Sergi de Miguel

doi:10.1117/12.269056

21 March 1997 Development of a test rig for the active control of a segmented mirror support system

Javier Castro, Juan Paris P. Gonzalez, Haresh M. Chulani, Josep M. Fuertes, Sergi de Miguel

Proceedings Volume 2871, Optical Telescopes of Today and Tomorrow; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.269056
Event: Optical Telescopes of Today and Tomorrow, 1996, Landskrona/Hven, Sweden

Abstract

Within the preliminary developments related to the Gran Telescopio Canarias, a test rig is being designed for the active control of the support system of the segmented primary mirror. The construction of this test rig will be divided in two phases: the first one will basically consist in the implementation and testing of a displacement sensor prototype as well as an actuator prototype. Phase 2 will consist in the development and characterization of the whole test rig, including two segment simulators and a number of displacement sensors and actuators. Also, a non contact optical system for the test rig behavior verification will be constructed during phase 2. This paper presents the conceptual design adopted for the active control system proposed for the telescope and a brief description of the development program, including the requirements of the displacement sensors and actuators. We intend the test rig not only for testing the active control system components, but also for checking different control strategies.

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Javier Castro, Juan Paris P. Gonzalez, Haresh M. Chulani, Josep M. Fuertes, and Sergi de Miguel "Development of a test rig for the active control of a segmented mirror support system", Proc. SPIE 2871, Optical Telescopes of Today and Tomorrow, (21 March 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.269056

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