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Optimizing design and manufacturability of reduced-weight mirrors for astronomy and space applications

Abdulkadyrov, M.A., Vladimirov, N.M., Dobrikov, N.S., Patrikeev, V.E., Semenov, A.P.

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Абдулкадыров М.А., Владимиров Н.М., Добриков Н.С., Патрикеев В.Е., Семенов А.П. Оптимизация конструкции и технологические возможности изготовления облегченных астрономических и космических зеркал // Оптический журнал. 2016. Т. 83. № 3. С. 39–44.

Abdulkadyrov M.A., Vladimirov N.M., Dobrikov N.S., Patrikeev V.E., Semenov A.P. Optimizing design and manufacturability of reduced-weight mirrors for astronomy and space applications [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2016. V. 83. № 3. P. 39–44.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

M. A. Abdulkadyrov, N. M. Vladimirov, N. S. Dobrikov, V. E. Patrikeev, and A. P. Semenov, "Optimizing design and manufacturability of reduced-weight mirrors for astronomy and space applications," Journal of Optical Technology. 83(3), 168-172 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.83.000168

Abstract:

The following are the most important phases in the development and optimization of ultralightweight mirrors: materials selection, determination of the type of cells to be used in the weight-reduction structure, and determining the parameters of these cells. Optimizing the mirror design via a calculation using the finite-element method enables us to optimize the parameters of the cells used in the weight-reduction structure in order to achieve maximum structural rigidity at minimum mass. The variable parameters are as follows: Thickness of working surface, size and shape of cells in the weight-reduction structure, and rib thickness.

Keywords:

telescopes, glass ceramics, Astrositall, astronomical mirror, mirror construction, light-weight mirror

OCIS codes: 220.0220; 220.0230; 220.4610; 350.1260

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