Optimum Optical Structures for Active Control.

Abstract

A NASTRAN structural analysis of a lightweight mirror structure has been completed and is compared with previous experimental measurements. A preliminary design for a 4-meter aperture, 6-meter focal length primary mirror is presented. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 21, 1980
Accession Number
ADA080934

Entities

People

  • J. G. R. Hansen
  • R. M. Richard
  • R. R. Shannon

Organizations

  • University of Arizona

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Boundaries
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Flat Plate Models
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Heat Transfer
  • Lightweight
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Optical Materials
  • Structural Analysis
  • Temperature Gradients

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.