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Fine alignment of a large segmented mirror
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | A system for aligning a segmented mirror includes a source of radiation directed along a first axis to the segmented mirror and a beamsplitter removably inserted along the first axis for redirecting radiation from the first axis to a second axis, substantially perpendicular to the first axis. An imaging array is positioned along the second axis for imaging the redirected radiation, and a knife-edge configured for cutting the redirected radiation is serially positioned to occlude and not occlude the redirected radiation, effectively providing a variable radiation pattern detected by the imaging array for aligning the segmented mirror. |
| File Size | 1061195 |
| Page Count | 18 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20100042327 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3nw4fp9p |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2010-07-27 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Optics Cutting Patents Alignment Inventions Imaging Techniques Beam Splitters Segmented Mirrors Antenna Radiation Patterns Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |
