The Design Of A Space Optical System Using Computer-Aided Engineering Techniques

Gareth R. Thomas; Ralph D. Brillhart; Edmund A. Louie

doi:10.1117/12.939815

3 June 1987 The Design Of A Space Optical System Using Computer-Aided Engineering Techniques

Gareth R. Thomas, Ralph D. Brillhart, Edmund A. Louie

Proceedings Volume 0748, Structural Mechanics of Optical Systems II; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.939815
Event: OE LASE'87 and EO Imaging Symposium, 1987, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Using computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools and techniques for the design of a space optical system, from preliminary design through testing of hardware, provided an excellent means for compressing project schedules. The three principal steps in the process were (1) solids modeling, (2) structural analysis, and (3) design test. Geometric solid modeling requires that the components of the system be described expli-citly in the CAE database. In this case the components consist of a number of electronic chassis and their associated circuit boards, the optical head, the gimballed mirror and the optical bench. The CAE database was used to support: (a) checks of layouts and parts interference, (b) development and modification of designs, (c) fabrication drawing preparation, (d) computation of properties for further computer analysis, (e) project team communication, and (f) generation of presentation aids for customer communication.

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Gareth R. Thomas, Ralph D. Brillhart, and Edmund A. Louie "The Design Of A Space Optical System Using Computer-Aided Engineering Techniques", Proc. SPIE 0748, Structural Mechanics of Optical Systems II, (3 June 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.939815

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