Cryogenic and room-temperature testing of a nanometer-class structural actuator for the Next-Generation Space Telescope

Alson E. Hatheway; Daniel V. Owens

doi:10.1117/12.363813

28 September 1999 Cryogenic and room-temperature testing of a nanometer-class structural actuator for the Next-Generation Space Telescope

Alson E. Hatheway, Daniel V. Owens

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Proceedings Volume 3786, Optomechanical Engineering and Vibration Control; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363813
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

Alson E. Hatheway Inc. in conjunction with the Schaeffer Magnetics Division of Moog Inc. has developed a dual-stage high precision structural actuator for use in precision spacecraft structures. The actuator is designed to operate equally well anywhere in the range from 20 degrees K to 300 degrees K. A test program has just been completed to evalute the performance of the actuator at the limits of the temperature range and this paper describes the test facilities, the test and the results. The actuator demonstrated a full stroke in excess of 10 millimeters and a resolution of 7.2 nanometers. The performance at cryogenic and room temperature appear to be the same.

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Alson E. Hatheway and Daniel V. Owens "Cryogenic and room-temperature testing of a nanometer-class structural actuator for the Next-Generation Space Telescope", Proc. SPIE 3786, Optomechanical Engineering and Vibration Control, (28 September 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363813

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