PULSAR: development of a mirror tile prototype for future large telescopes robotically assembled in space

J. Rouvinet; A. Ummel; F. Cosandier; D. Nguyen; V. Schaffter

doi:10.1117/12.2576237

13 December 2020 PULSAR: development of a mirror tile prototype for future large telescopes robotically assembled in space

J. Rouvinet, A. Ummel, F. Cosandier, D. Nguyen, V. Schaffter

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Proceedings Volume 11451, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation IV; 1145142 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2576237
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2020, Online Only

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The H2020 project PULSAR (Prototype for an Ultra Large Structure Assembly Robot) development objective is to create three demonstrators that that will pave the way for the construction of large structures in orbit. The study case considered in PULSAR is the assembly of a segmented primary mirror for next generation 35m space-based telescope. In the frame of this project, CSEM is developing Single Mirror Tile demonstrators (SMT) that host a positioning mechanism capable of adjusting the position of the hexagonal mirror in order to compensate for inaccuracies generated by the robotic assembly. This mechanism has a tripod architecture. It is composed of three linear actuators and of transmission stages, each made of a flexible pivot and of a gimbal. This mechanism allows for controlling the mirror position along three degrees of freedom (piston translation and tip and tilt rotations). The piston stroke is required to be ±3 mm with a resolution of 1 μm and a repeatability better than 5 μm while the tip/tilt strokes are ±1° with 4 μrad of resolution and 20 μrad of repeatability. The design of the tiles benefits from CSEM extensive experience in compliant mechanisms and additive manufacturing applied to the domain of scientific instrumentations for space applications.

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J. Rouvinet, A. Ummel, F. Cosandier, D. Nguyen, and V. Schaffter "PULSAR: development of a mirror tile prototype for future large telescopes robotically assembled in space", Proc. SPIE 11451, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation IV, 1145142 (13 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2576237

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