Validation of an integrated modeling tool applied to the Micro-Precision Interferometer Testbed

Robert J. Calvet; John D. O'Brien; Gregory W. Neat

doi:10.1117/12.155737

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10 September 1993 Validation of an integrated modeling tool applied to the Micro-Precision Interferometer Testbed

Robert J. Calvet, John D. O'Brien, Gregory W. Neat

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Proceedings Volume 1947, Spaceborne Interferometry; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.155737
Event: Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1993, Orlando, FL, United States

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This paper describes the validation of an integrated modeling tool using data collected from a laboratory set-up. The modeling package, Integrated Modeling of Optical Systems (IMOS), combines structural modeling, optical modeling and control system simulation into a single environment. The Micro-Precision Interferometer Testbed, a ground-based version of a full- scale spaceborne interferometer, provides the opto-mechanical problem for this investigation. The objective of the effort is twofold: (1) validate the predictive capabilities of IMOS; (2) initiate the controller design for the subsystem under investigation. Ground-based validation of this modeling tool will provide a crucial step towards the ultimate goal of accurately predicting on-orbit behavior of future precision optical instruments.

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Robert J. Calvet, John D. O'Brien, and Gregory W. Neat "Validation of an integrated modeling tool applied to the Micro-Precision Interferometer Testbed", Proc. SPIE 1947, Spaceborne Interferometry, (10 September 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.155737

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