10-m platform array telescope design for the AMIBA project

Robert N. Martin; Jeffrey S. Kingsley

doi:10.1117/12.390449

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3 July 2000 10-m platform array telescope design for the AMIBA project

Robert N. Martin, Jeffrey S. Kingsley

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Proceedings Volume 4015, Radio Telescopes; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390449
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

We present a unique hexapod platform array for the new Taiwanese AMIBA project. AMIBA is a 90 GHz radio interferometric array consisting of 19 elements mounted on a roughly 10 m diameter platform. A hexapod mount is used to steer this platform. The resulting design is lightweight in comparison to a more conventional mount. The design goals of pointing stability, platform accuracy and reduced cost can be met with this design. A metrology system for pointing is proposed for inclusion in the design.

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Robert N. Martin and Jeffrey S. Kingsley "10-m platform array telescope design for the AMIBA project", Proc. SPIE 4015, Radio Telescopes, (3 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390449

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