Since decades the Antarctic Plateau is well known to be one of the best astronomical sites on Earth for its remarkable transparency in MIR windows and low scintillation noise, which make telescope performances equivalent to those of a 3 times larger aperture instrument. This work shows the adopted design steps which led from the conceptual phase to the final construction, in order to fulfill the observational requirements. Details about the static and dynamic analysis of the supporting structure and its subassemblies are provided, which have been determined via FEM simulations, once the appropriate active loads have been defined. CFD analysis results for the electronic components are also illustrated, to estimate thermal response in an unsteady state, with boundary conditions based on data collected in the previous campaigns. Displacement errors retrieved from simulations represent systematic mechanical errors that, together with the astrometric ones, affect each observation and that must be integrated in the telescope control software.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN-13
9783659143298
eBay Product ID (ePID)
138854446
Product Key Features
Book Title
Designing an Infrared Robotic Telescope for Antarctica
Author
Igor Di Varano
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Number of Pages
180 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
272g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Igor Di Varano
Country/Region of Manufacture
Germany
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