Fast steering mirror disturbance effects on overall system optical performance for the Large Ultraviolet/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) concept using a non-contact vibration isolation and precision pointing system

Lia W. Sacks; Christine Collins; Gregory Walsh; Michael Eisenhower; James Corsetti; Garrett West; Joseph Howard; Sang Park; Matthew R. Bolcar; Jason E. Hylan; Julie A. Crooke

doi:10.1117/12.2530647

9 September 2019 Fast steering mirror disturbance effects on overall system optical performance for the Large Ultraviolet/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) concept using a non-contact vibration isolation and precision pointing system

Lia W. Sacks, Christine Collins, Gregory Walsh, Michael Eisenhower, James Corsetti, Garrett West, Joseph Howard, Sang Park, Matthew R. Bolcar, Jason E. Hylan, Julie A. Crooke

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Proceedings Volume 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX; 1111512 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530647
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2019, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

As the optical performance requirements of space telescopes get more stringent, the need to analyze all possible error sources early in the mission design becomes critical. One large telescope with tight performance requirements is the Large Ultraviolet / Optical / Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) concept. The LUVOIR concept includes a 15-meter-diameter segmented-aperture telescope with a suite of serviceable instruments operating over a range of wavelengths between 100nm to 2.5um. Using an isolation architecture that involves no mechanical contact between the telescope and the host spacecraft structure allows for tighter performance metrics than current space-based telescopes being flown. Because of this separation, the spacecraft disturbances can be greatly reduced and disturbances on the telescope payload contribute more to the optical performance error. A portion of the optical performance error comes from the disturbances generated from the motion of the Fast Steering Mirror (FSM) on the payload. Characterizing the effects of this disturbance gives insight into FSM specifications needed to achieve the tight optical performance requirements of the overall system. Through analysis of the LUVOIR finite element model and linear optical model given a range of input disturbances at the FSM, the optical performance of the telescope and recommendations for FSM specifications can be determined. The LUVOIR observatory control strategy consists of a multi-loop control architecture including the spacecraft Attitude Control System (ACS), Vibration Isolation and Precision Pointing System (VIPPS), and FSM. This paper focuses on the control loop containing the FSM disturbances and their effects on the telescope optical performance.

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Lia W. Sacks, Christine Collins, Gregory Walsh, Michael Eisenhower, James Corsetti, Garrett West, Joseph Howard, Sang Park, Matthew R. Bolcar, Jason E. Hylan, and Julie A. Crooke "Fast steering mirror disturbance effects on overall system optical performance for the Large Ultraviolet/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) concept using a non-contact vibration isolation and precision pointing system", Proc. SPIE 11115, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IX, 1111512 (9 September 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530647

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