NST PRIMARY MIRROR CELL: ANALYSIS AND SOLUTIONS BBSO, 02/05/2004

1. PM Cell Subsystems / Components  Active Primary Mirror  PM Cell Assembly  Axial and Radial Actuators  Load Cells  Thermal sensors  Entrance Aperture  PM Cell Cover  Air Knives and Cooling System BBSO, 02/05/2004

2. Active Primary Mirror BBSO, 02/05/2004

3. PM Assembly BBSO, 02/05/2004 Picture from Bill Duch’s report

4. Axial and Radial Actuators BBSO, 02/05/2004

5. Load Cells BBSO, 02/05/2004

6. Major Requirements  PM Surface Quality on short time scale;  Real-Time control system: WFS and Loads;  Mechanical stability (high resonance freq);  PM Surface Quality on long time scale;  Thermal/Position stability for PM Cell;  Mirror seeing (< 1 deg difference);  Dimensions (thickness < 620 mm);  Weight = 1275 kg (including PM); BBSO, 02/05/2004

7. Analysis of PM Cell BBSO, 02/05/2004

7.1. Some static/thermal issues  Connection axial/radial rods to pucks: ± 1 mm tolerance requires about a few tens kg transversal force for radial rod (TBD);  A thermal introduced forces between PM Cell and pucks; For ± 12C:  Radial forces produce deformation of the PM (TBD);  Axial forces’ PTV deformation is about 200 nm; BBSO, 02/05/2004

An Axial (Radial) Rod deformation model BBSO, 02/05/2004

7.2. Resonant Frequencies BBSO, 02/05/2004  For 36 axial supports and ideal (without any deflection) PM Cell: First tone is 44.8 Hz;  PM cell has its first eigen tone about 66 Hz;  Combined (Real Cell and PM): First tone is less than 35 Hz, what is lower than the whole telescope requirement: 40 Hz.

Mirror & Cell 1 st tone BBSO, 02/05/2004

PM & Cell Tip/Tilt 43 Hz BBSO, 02/05/ 2004

PM & Cell Shifts 56 Hz BBSO, 02/05/2004

Mirror & Cell 2 nd Axial 92Hz BBSO, 02/05/2004

8. Proposed PM Cell Improvements  Static / Thermal Issues  Special Ball Joints with small backlash;  Resonant Frequencies  Three Hardpoints;  More rigid Platform;  Dimensions BBSO, 02/05/2004

8.1. Ball Joints Spherical plain bearing designs (in USA ) BBSO, 02/05/2004

8.2. Three Hard points Three types of hard points were analyzed:  Three standard axial actuators with 100 lb Load Cell (proposed in “old” design);  Using “harder” Load Cells (1,500 lb instead of 100 lb) at three locations of axial supports;  Using three real hard points (no motion in axial direction). BBSO, 02/05/2004

“Harder” Load Cells: Mode 1,2 (shifts) 56 Hz, 3,4(tip/tilt) 63 Hz, 5 (axial) 69 Hz BBSO, 02/05/2004

Real Hard Points: Modes: 1,2 (shifts) 56 Hz, 3 (torsional) 113 Hz, 4,5 (tip/tilt) 180 Hz, 6 (first axial) 283 Hz BBSO, 02/05/2004

8.3. More Rigid Platform BBSO, 02/05/2004

8.4. PM Resonances vs hard points  PM on standard 36 axial supports shows its first axial tone (mode 1) at 44.8 Hz;  PM on three “harder” points shows its first axial tone (mode 5) at 69 Hz;  PM on three hard points shows its first axial tone (mode 6) at 283 Hz. BBSO, 02/05/2004

8.5. PM & Cell Resonances PM & Old Cell with 36 Load Cells (100 lb) showed 1 st axial tone is less than 35 Hz; PM & Old Cell with Load Cells (1500 lb) has axial resonant on 40 Hz; PM & Old Cell with three real hard points has its first axial mode on 47 Hz; PM & Modified Cell with three hard points showed first axial tone on 135 Hz. BBSO, 02/05/2004

CONCLUSIONS Static and dynamical analysis of the Proposed preliminary PM Cell Design showed that some of its assemblies/parts may be improved. Improved design with three hard points and ribbed platform has axial resonance tone about 135 Hz compare to 35 Hz with “Old” platform and no hard points. BBSO, 02/05/2004

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This work has been supported in part by NASA grant NAG , NSF grant NSF-ATM and AFOSR grant F Designing of the PM cell was done by Doug Neill and Bill Duch III. Analysis, modeling and suggestions for PM Cell improvements were prepared by Mansur Iliyasov and Alexey Zverev (Lavochkin Science- Production Associations, Moscow, Russia) and Leonid Didkovsky (BBSO). BBSO, 02/05/2004