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Space Based Mirror Design and Optimization

Team Members

Jack Dalton
Eric Sonheim
Jiwhan Kim
Shenyijie Xiang

Supervisors

Christopher Muir, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, UR. Laura Slane, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, UR.

Customers

Leslie Johnson, Engineer III, L3Harris Technologies

Description

A mounted secondary mirror for application in a space telescope is designed to optimize wavefront error, mass, and dynamic response for launch survival and on-orbit performance. Additionally, the mirror’s behavior during launch, deployment, and operation in near subzero temperatures is analyzed.

Light-weighted mirror including mount pads, bushings, and flexures​

Without Optical Surface

With Optical Surface