Dr. Ciro Del Vecchio Profile

Dr. Ciro Del Vecchio

Mechanical Engineer

SPIE Involvement:

Author

Area of Expertise:

FEA , Telescopes , Adaptive Optics , Numerical Simulations

Websites:

Company Website

Publications (47)

Proceedings Article | 12 July 2023 Open Access

Open Access

Paper

Contactless actuators and pyramid wavefront sensor, the SPLATT concept for space active optics: an overview of the project and the last laboratory results

Runa Briguglio, Marco Xompero, Marcello Scalera, Marco Riva, Ciro Del Vecchio, Luca Carbonaro, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Guido Agapito, Enrico Pinna, Alessandro Terreri, Fernando Pedichini, Riccardo Muradore, Matteo Tintori, Daniele Gallieni, Roberto Biasi, Christian Patauner, Alessandro Zuccaro Marchi

Proceedings Volume 12777, 127772W (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2690310

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Adaptive optics, Wavefront sensors, Vibration, Optical surfaces, Telescopes, Stars, Simulations, Astronomical imaging, Active optics

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2023 Open Access

Open Access

Paper

Lateral constraint for thin glass shell: analysis of the requirements and conceptual design for a segmented active mirror

Marcello Agostino Scalera, Runa Briguglio, Ciro Del Vecchio, Marco Xompero, Marco Riva

Proceedings Volume 12777, 127770B (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2688802

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, James Webb Space Telescope, Design and modelling, Vibration, Space operations, Astronomical imaging, Actuators, Mirrors, Glasses, Disk lasers

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

MAVIS: preliminary design of the adaptive optics module

Valentina Viotto, Enrico Pinna, Guido Agapito, Matteo Aliverti, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Andrea Balestra, Andrea Baruffolo, Olivier Beltramo-Martin, Maria Bergomi, Marco Bonaglia, Runa Briguglio, Giulio Capasso, Luca Carbonaro, Elena Carolo, Simonetta Chinellato, Mirko Colapietro, Elia Costa, Jesse Cranney, Ciro Del Vecchio, Simone Doniselli, Sergio D'Orsi, Daniela Fantinel, Jacopo Farinato, Thierry Fusco, Antony Galla, Gaston Gausachs, Paolo Grani, Damien Gratadour, Davide Greggio, Pierre Haguenauer, Nick Herrald, Demetrio Magrin, Luca Marafatto, Benoit Neichel, Cedric Plantet, Alfio Puglisi, Kalyan Radhakrishnan, Fabio Rossi, Bernardo Salasnich, Salvatore Savarese, Pietro Schipani, Chiara Selmi, Rosanna Sordo, Stefan Ströbele, Brian Taylor, Annino Vaccarella, Daniele Vassallo, Simone Esposito, Roberto Ragazzoni, David Brodrick, Jennifer Burgess, François Rigaut

Proceedings Volume 12185, 1218520 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629441

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Adaptive optics, Point spread functions, Actuators, Wavefront sensors, Imaging systems, Sodium, Wavefronts, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

MAVIS: preliminary design overview of the natural guide star wavefront sensor submodule

Marco Bonaglia, Guido Agapito, Matteo Aliverti, Nicolò Azzaroli, Runa Briguglio, Lorenzo Busoni, Giulio Capasso, Luca Carbonaro, Mirko Colapietro, Ciro Del Vecchio, Sergio D'Orsi, Simone Doniselli, Paolo Grani, Davide Greggio, Tommaso Lapucci, Cédric Plantet, Enrico Pinna, Alfio Puglisi, Fabio Rossi, Salvatore Savarese, Pietro Schipani, Chiara Selmi, Valentina Viotto, François Rigaut

Proceedings Volume 12185, 121856N (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628799

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Cameras, Bragg cells, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Stars, Zemax, Electronics, Wavefront sensors, Relays

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The telescope assembly of the Ariel space mission

Emanuele Pace, Andrea Tozzi, Manuel Adler Abreu, Gustavo Alonso, Bruno Barroqueiro, Giovanni Bianucci, Andrea Bocchieri, Daniele Brienza, Anna Brucalassi, Matteo Burresi, Rodolfo Canestrari, Luca Carbonaro, João Castanheira, Paolo Chioetto, Josep Colomé Ferrer, Carlos Compostizo, Fausto Cortecchia, Fabio D'Anca, Ciro Del Vecchio, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Salma Fahmy, Alejandro Fernandez Soler, Debora Ferruzzi, Mauro Focardi, Sara Freitas, Camille Galy, Andres Garcia Perez, Daniele Gottini, Samuele Grella, Gabriele Grisoni, Elisa Guerriero, Jean-Philippe Halain, Marie-Laure Hellin, Lucia Ianni, Marcella Iuzzolino, Delphine Jollet, Matteo Lombini, Ricardo Machado, Giuseppe Malaguti, Alexandra Mazzoli, Giuseppina Micela, Federico Miceli, Giuseppe Mondello, Gianluca Morgante, Lorenzo Mugnai, Luca Naponiello, Vladmiro Noce, Enzo Pascale, Javier Perez Alvarez, Raffaele Piazzolla, Carlo Pompei, Giampaolo Preti, Stephane Roose, Mario Salatti, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, Antonio Scippa, Christophe Serre, Carlo Simoncelli, Frederico Teixeira, Luca Terenzi, Giovanna Tinetti, Leonardo Tommasi, Elisabetta Tommasi Di Vigano, Bart Vandenbussche, Dervis Vernani, Paola Zuppella

Proceedings Volume 12180, 1218011 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629432

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Optical benches, Aluminum, Off axis mirrors, Manufacturing, Interfaces, Coating, Space operations, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Laboratory characterization of a large format, contactless active mirror with intrinsic rejection of vibrations

Runa Briguglio, Marco Xompero, Marcello Scalera, Marco Riva, Ciro Del Vecchio, Luca Carbonaro, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Guido Agapito, Enrico Pinna, Alessandro Terreri, Fernando Pedichini, Riccardo Muradore, Matteo Tintori, Daniele Gallieni, Roberto Biasi, Christian Patauner, Alessandro Zuccaro Marchi

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121805T (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628730

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Interferometers, Active optics, Telescopes, Deformable mirrors, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Toward ARIEL’s primary mirror

Andrea Tozzi, Anna Brucalassi, Rodolfo Canestrari, Paolo Chioetto, Ciro Del Vecchio, Luca Carbonaro, Fausto Cortecchia, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Gilberto Falcini, Debora Ferruzzi, Daniele Gottini, Elisa Guerriero, Marcella Iuzzolino, Riccardo Lilli, Matteo Lombini, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giuseppina Micela, Federico Miceli, Gianluca Morgante, Emanuele Pace, Enzo Pascale, Raffaele Piazzolla, Giampaolo Preti, Mario Salatti, Antonio Scippa, Giovanna Tinetti, Elisabetta Tommasi, Dervis Vernani, Paola Zuppella

Proceedings Volume 12180, 1218040 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628906

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Polishing, Aluminum, Surface finishing, Optics manufacturing, Diamond turning, Telescopes, Manufacturing, Interfaces, Surface roughness

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Paper

Paper

FEA testing the pre-flight Ariel primary mirror

Daniele Gottini, Emanuele Pace, Andrea Tozzi, Giovanni Bianucci, Andrea Bocchieri, Daniele Brienza, Anna Brucalassi, Rodolfo Canestrari, Luca Carbonaro, Paolo Chioetto, Fausto Cortecchia, Ciro Del Vecchio, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Salma Fahmy, Debora Ferruzzi, Camille Galy, Gabriele Grisoni, Elisa Guerriero, Jean-Philippe Halain, Marie-Laure Hellin, Marcella Iuzzolino, Delphine Jollet, Matteo Lombini, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giuseppina Micela, Nadia Missaglia, Gianluca Morgante, Lorenzo Mugnai, Luca Naponiello, Enzo Pascale, Raffaele Piazzolla, Giampaolo Preti, Stephane Roose, Mario Salatti, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, Antonio Scippa, Luca Terenzi, Giovanna Tinetti, Elisabetta Tommasi Di Vigano, Paola Zuppella

Proceedings Volume 12180, 1218042 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629815

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Prototyping, Finite element methods, Space operations, Exoplanets, Aluminum, Reflectivity, Planets, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Optimization of the Ariel primary mirror

Ciro Del Vecchio, Luca Carbonaro, Anna Brucalassi, Andrea Tozzi, Daniele Gottini, Antonio Scippa, Emanuele Pace, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giuseppina Micela, Giuanluca Morgante, Mauro Focardi, Enzo Pascale, Giampaolo Preti, Paola Zuppella, Mario Salatti, Raffaele Piazzolla, Elisabetta Tommasi Di Vigano, Luca Naponiello, Paolo Chioetto

Proceedings Volume 12180, 1218041 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629819

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Finite element methods, Telescopes, Exoplanets, Space telescopes, Optical benches, Aluminum, Space operations, Satellites, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

The detector control unit of the fine guidance sensor instrument on-board the ARIEL mission: design status

Vladimiro Noce, Mauro Focardi, Marina Vela Nunez, Luca Naponiello, Andrea Lorenzani, Raoul Grimoldi, Elio Mangraviti, Luca Carli, Kamil Ber, Miroslaw Rataj, Konrad Rutkowski, Konrad Skup, Przemyslaw Nita, Giuseppina Micela, Giuseppe Malaguti, Natalia Auricchio, Emanuele Pace, Giampaolo Preti, Enzo Pascale, Giovanna Tinetti, Paul Eccleston, Elisabetta Tommasi, Mario Salatti, Raffaele Piazzolla, Pietro Bolli, Renzo Nesti, Marcella Iuzzolino, Luca Carbonaro, Ciro Del Vecchio, Debora Ferruzzi, Federico Miceli, Anna Brucalassi, Gilberto Falcini, Andrea Tozzi, Daniele Gottini

Proceedings Volume 12180, 1218046 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628327

KEYWORDS: Field programmable gate arrays, Electronics, Data processing, Power supplies, Image processing, Infrared imaging, Space telescopes, Exoplanets, Infrared spectroscopy, Photometry

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Heat treatment procedure of the aluminium 6061-T651 for the Ariel telescope mirrors.

Elisa Guerriero, Paolo Chioetto, Andrea Tozzi, Paola Zuppella, Rodolfo Canestrari, Anna Brucalassi, Marcella Iuzzolino, Debora Ferruzzi, Antonio Scippa, Ciro Del Vecchio, Gilberto Falcini, Luca Carbonaro, Gianluca Morgante, Fausto Cortecchia, Emiliano Diolaiti, Paul Eccleston, Matteo Lombini, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giuseppina Micela, Emanuele Pace, Enzo Pascale, Raffaele Piazzolla, Giampaolo Preti, Mario Salatti, Giovanna Tinetti, Elisabetta Tommasi

Proceedings Volume 12180, 1218014 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628178

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Aluminum, Heat treatments, Polishing, Telescopes, Diamond turning, Manufacturing, Surface finishing, Exoplanets, Space mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

The instrument control unit of the ARIEL payload: design evolution following the unit and payload subsystems SRR (system requirements review)

Vladimiro Noce, Mauro Focardi, Anna Maria Di Giorgio, Emanuele Galli, Maria Farina, Giovanni Giusi, Marina Vela Nunez, Luca Naponiello, Andrea Lorenzani, Luca Serafini, Carlo Del Vecchio Blanco, Marco Verna, Cristophe Cara, Michel Berthé, Jerome Martignac, Roland Ottensamer, Giuseppina Micela, Giuseppe Malaguti, Emanuele Pace, Giampaolo Preti, Federico Miceli, Enzo Pascale, Giovanna Tinetti, Paul Eccleston, Elisabetta Tommasi, Fulvio De Persio, Pietro Bolli, Renzo Nesti, Marcella Iuzzolino, Luca Carbonaro, Ciro Del Vecchio, Debora Ferruzzi, Anna Brucalassi, Gilberto Falcini, Andrea Tozzi, Daniele Gottini

Proceedings Volume 12180, 1218043 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628172

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Infrared spectroscopy, Control systems, Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Infrared radiation, Power supplies, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 11 June 2021 Open Access

Open Access

Poster + Presentation + Paper

Demonstrating the sub-nanometer sensitivity of a pyramid WaveFrontSensor for active space telescopes

Runa Briguglio, Guido Agapito, Ciro Del Vecchio, Enrico Pinna, Marco Xompero, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Alessandro Terreri, Fernando Pedichini

Proceedings Volume 11852, 1185251 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2599825

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Proceedings Article | 11 June 2021 Open Access

Open Access

Poster + Presentation + Paper

Methodology for the analysis of a thermo-mechanically deformed optical system

Simone Nordera, Paolo Chioetto, Paola Zuppella, Emanuele Pace, Gianluca Morgante, Andrea Tozzi, Ciro del Vecchio, Antonio Scippa, Giuseppina Micela, Vania Da Deppo

Proceedings Volume 11852, 1185250 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2599824

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Paper

Paper

The role of the instrument control unit within the ARIEL Payload and its current design

Luca Naponiello, Vladimiro Noce, Mauro Focardi, Anna Maria Di Giorgio, Giampaolo Preti, Andrea Lorenzani, Andrea Tozzi, Ciro Del Vecchio, Maria Farina, Emanuele Galli, Gianluca Morgante, Antonio Scippa, Gabriele Redigonda, Giovanni Giusi, Jerome Amiaux, Christophe Cara, Michel Berthe, Roland Ottensamer, Paul Eccleston, Andrew Caldwell, Georgia Bishop, Lucile Desjonqueres, Rachel Drummond, Daniele Brienza, Emanuele Pace

Proceedings Volume 11443, 114434P (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560504

KEYWORDS: Infrared spectroscopy, Spectroscopic atmospheric monitoring techniques, Infrared radiation, Exoplanets, Remote sensing, Spectroscopes, Control systems, Electronics, Spectroscopy, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

MAORY main structure design: general overview

Vincenzo De Caprio, Vincenzo Cianniello, Christian Eredia, Enrico Cascone, Domenico D'Auria, Edoardo Redaelli, Matteo Aliverti, Ivan Di Antonio, Gabriele Rodeghiero, Ciro Del Vecchio, Paolo Ciliegi, Adriano Fontana

Proceedings Volume 11448, 1144832 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562124

KEYWORDS: Structural design, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Relays, Large telescopes, Wavefronts, Imaging systems, Mechanical engineering

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2017 Open Access

Open Access

Paper

Toward large diffraction limited space telescopes with the Latt lightweight active primary

R. Briguglio, C. Del Vecchio, F. Lisi, E. Pinna, D. Magrin, M. Xompero, C. Arcidiacono, A. Riccardi

Proceedings Volume 10562, 1056234 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2296220

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Space telescopes, Adaptive optics, Astronomical imaging, Mirrors, Optics manufacturing, Control systems, Telescopes, Optical fabrication, Active optics

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

Paper

MAORY: adaptive optics module for the E-ELT

E. Diolaiti, P. Ciliegi, R. Abicca, G. Agapito, C. Arcidiacono, A. Baruffolo, M. Bellazzini, V. Biliotti, M. Bonaglia, G. Bregoli, R. Briguglio, O. Brissaud, L. Busoni, L. Carbonaro, A. Carlotti, E. Cascone, J.-J. Correia, F. Cortecchia, G. Cosentino, V. De Caprio, M. de Pascale, A. De Rosa, C. Del Vecchio, A. Delboulbé, G. Di Rico, S. Esposito, D. Fantinel, P. Feautrier, C. Felini, D. Ferruzzi, L. Fini, G. Fiorentino, I. Foppiani, M. Ghigo, C. Giordano, E. Giro, L. Gluck, F. Hénault, L. Jocou, F. Kerber, P. La Penna, S. Lafrasse, M. Lauria, E. le Coarer, M. Le Louarn, M. Lombini, Y. Magnard, E. Maiorano, F. Mannucci, M. Mapelli, E. Marchetti, D. Maurel, L. Michaud, G. Morgante, T. Moulin, S. Oberti, G. Pareschi, M. Patti, A. Puglisi, P. Rabou, R. Ragazzoni, S. Ramsay, A. Riccardi, S. Ricciardi, M. Riva, S. Rochat, F. Roussel, A. Roux, B. Salasnich, P. Saracco, L. Schreiber, M. Spavone, E. Stadler, M.-H. Sztefek, N. Ventura, C. Vérinaud, M. Xompero, A. Fontana, F. M. Zerbi

Proceedings Volume 9909, 99092D (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234585

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Laser guide stars, Relays, Interfaces, Deformable mirrors, Geometrical optics, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 7 August 2014 Paper

Paper

Analysis of the static deformation matching between numerical and experimental data on the voice-coil actuated deformable mirrors

Ciro Del Vecchio, Runa Briguglio, Armando Riccardi, Marco Xompero

Proceedings Volume 9148, 914840 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055980

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Data modeling, Mirrors, Finite element methods, Deformable mirrors, Adaptive optics, Interferometers, Sensors, Modeling, Numerical simulations

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Paper

The design of the MOONS-VLT spectrometer

E. Oliva, E. Diolaiti, B. Garilli, R. Gratton, D. Lorenzetti, P. Schipani, S. Scuderi, E. Vanzella, M. Cirasuolo, J. Afonso, R. Bender, P. Bonifacio, L. Kaper, L. Vanzi, C. Baffa, A. Bianco, C. Bonoli, F. Bortoletto, P. Bruno, L. Carbonaro, M. Centrone, G. Cresci, V. De Caprio, C. Del Vecchio, P. Di Marcantonio, A. Di Paola, F. D'Alessio, M. D'Alessandro, S. D'Orsi, G. Falcini, D. Ferruzzi, A. Fontana, I. Foppiani, M. Fumana, E. Giani, F. Leone, G. Li Causi, M. Lombini, R. Maiolino, F. Mannucci, L. Marty, L. Miglietta, M. Munari, R. Navarro, L. Origlia, L. Paioro, F. Pedichini, J. Pragt, S. Randich, M. Scodeggio, P. Spanò, R. Speziali, R. Stuik, A. Tozzi, F. Vitali

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84464V (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925309

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Cameras, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Collimators, Spectrographs, Lawrencium, Mirrors, Spectral resolution, Lenses

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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The visible and near infrared (VNIR) spectrometer of EChO

Alberto Adriani, Ernesto Oliva, Giuseppe Piccioni, Emanuele Pace, Mauro Focardi, Canio Di Turi, Gianrico Filacchione, Maurizio Pancrazzi, Andrea Tozzi, Debora Ferruzzi, Ciro Del Vecchio, Fabrizio Capaccioni, Giusi Micela

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84422W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926103

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectroscopy, Visible radiation, Stars, Optical fibers, Optical components, Telescopes, Infrared spectroscopy, Near infrared, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

Paper

The actuator design and the experimental tests of a new technology large deformable mirror for visible wavelengths adaptive optics

Ciro Del Vecchio, Guido Agapito, Carmelo Arcidiacono, Luca Carbonaro, Fabrizio Marignetti, Enzo De Santis, Valdemaro Biliotti, Armando Riccardi

Proceedings Volume 8447, 844708 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926184

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Control systems, Adaptive optics, Electronics, Magnetism, Inductance, Finite element methods, Control systems design, Prototyping, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2010 Paper

Paper

Vrala: designing and prototyping a novel high-efficiency actuator for large adaptive mirrors

Ciro Del Vecchio, Fabrizio Marignetti, Guido Agapito, Giovanni Tomassi, Armando Riccardi

Proceedings Volume 7736, 77363A (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857036

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Prototyping, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Rutherfordium, Deformable mirrors, Magnetism, Control systems design, Thermal effects, Current controlled current source

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2008 Paper

Paper

Actuating the deformable mirror: a multiphysics design approach

Ciro Del Vecchio, Roberto Biasi, Daniele Gallieni, Armando Riccardi, Roberto Spairani

Proceedings Volume 7018, 70181E (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789001

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Magnetism, Sensors, Iron, Finite element methods, Adaptive optics, Electromagnetism, Deformable mirrors, 3D modeling, Feedback signals

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2008 Paper

Paper

The adaptive secondary mirror for the Large Binocular Telescope: results of acceptance laboratory test

A. Riccardi, M. Xompero, D. Zanotti, L. Busoni, C. Del Vecchio, P. Salinari, P. Ranfagni, G. Brusa Zappellini, R. Biasi, M. Andrighettoni, D. Gallieni, E. Anaclerio, H. Martin, S. Miller

Proceedings Volume 7015, 701512 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790527

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Sensors, Digital signal processing, Electronics, Turbulence, Deformable mirrors, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2006 Paper

Paper

The mechanics and cryogenics of GIANO-TNG

S. Gennari, C. Del Vecchio, I. Mochi, E. Oliva, L. Origlia, R. Tomelleri, F. Rossettini, D. Milani, M. Liffredo, D. Tommasin, G. Roveta

Proceedings Volume 6269, 626940 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670338

KEYWORDS: Optical benches, Liquids, Cryogenics, Mirrors, Mechanics, Aluminum, Nitrogen, Spectroscopy, Prisms, Infrared spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

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The GIANO-TNG spectrometer

E. Oliva, L. Origlia, C. Baffa, C. Biliotti, P. Bruno, F. D'Amato, C. Del Vecchio, G. Falcini, S. Gennari, F. Ghinassi, E. Giani, M. Gonzalez, F. Leone, M. Lolli, M. Lodi, R. Maiolino, F. Mannucci, G. Marcucci, I. Mochi, P. Montegriffo, E. Rossetti, S. Scuderi, M. Sozzi

Proceedings Volume 6269, 626919 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670006

KEYWORDS: Stars, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy, Lawrencium, Telescopes, Planets, Spectrographs, Velocity measurements, Lanthanum

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

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Selecting the electromagnetic actuator of the ELT primary mirror

Ciro Del Vecchio, Fabrizio Marignetti, Armando Riccardi, Maurizio Scarano, Piergiacomo Cancelliere

Proceedings Volume 6272, 62724Y (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671372

KEYWORDS: Iron, Magnetism, Actuators, Magnesium, Electromagnetism, Mirrors, Phase modulation, Copper, Telescopes, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2004 Paper

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The adaptive secondary mirrors for the Large Binocular Telescope: a progress report

Armando Riccardi, Guido Brusa, Marco Xompero, Daniela Zanotti, Ciro Del Vecchio, Piero Salinari, Piero Ranfagni, Daniele Gallieni, Roberto Biasi, Mario Andrighettoni, Steve Miller, Paolo Mantegazza

Proceedings Volume 5490, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551578

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Actuators, Electronics, Digital signal processing, Adaptive optics, Sensors, Magnetism, Advanced distributed simulations, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2004 Paper

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Primary adaptive mirrors for ELTs: a report on preliminary studies

Armando Riccardi, Ciro Del Vecchio, Piero Salinari, Guido Brusa, Olivier Lardiere, Daniele Gallieni, Roberto Biasi, Paolo Mantegazza

Proceedings Volume 5382, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.566264

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Point spread functions, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Glasses, Wavefronts, Turbulence, Control systems, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2003 Paper

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LBT adaptive secondary unit final design and construction

Daniele Gallieni, Enzo Anaclerio, Paolo Lazzarini, Angelo Ripamonti, Roberto Spairani, Ciro Del Vecchio, Piero Salinari, Armando Riccardi, Paolo Stefanini, Roberto Biasi

Proceedings Volume 4839, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458851

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Electromagnetism, Aluminum, Resistance, Sensors, Telescopes, Copper, Adaptive optics, Zerodur

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2003 Paper

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Giant segmented adaptive mirrors: progress report

Armando Riccardi, Roberto Biasi, Guido Brusa, Ciro Del Vecchio, Simone Esposito, Daniele Gallieni, Piero Salinari

Proceedings Volume 4840, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458176

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Electronics, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Prototyping, Sensors, Turbulence, Control systems, V band

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2000 Paper

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Numerical simulations of the LBT adaptive secondary mirror

Ciro Del Vecchio, Daniele Gallieni

Proceedings Volume 4007, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390391

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Wavefronts, Mirrors, Glasses, Magnetism, Telescopes, Finite element methods, Spherical lenses, Monochromatic aberrations, Numerical simulations

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2000 Paper

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LBT adaptive secondary preliminary design

Daniele Gallieni, Ciro Del Vecchio, Enzo Anaclerio, Paolo Lazzarini

Proceedings Volume 4007, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390381

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Telescopes, Deformable mirrors, Aluminum, Sensors, Electronics, Zerodur, Electromagnetism, Projection systems

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2000 Paper

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Optical fabrication of the MMT adaptive secondary mirror

Hubert Martin, James Burge, Ciro Del Vecchio, Lee Dettmann, Stephen Miller, Bryan Smith, Francois Wildi

Proceedings Volume 4007, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390364

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Polishing, Optical fabrication, Surface finishing, Glasses, Wavefronts, Aspheric lenses, Profilometers, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2000 Paper

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Adaptive secondary mirror for the 6.5-m conversion of the Multiple Mirror Telescope: latest laboratory test results of the P36 prototype

Armando Riccardi, Guido Brusa-Zappellini, Valdemaro Biliotti, Ciro Del Vecchio, Piero Salinari, Paolo Stefanini, Paolo Mantegazza, Roberto Biasi, Mario Andrighettoni, Claudio Franchini, Daniele Gallieni, Michael Lloyd-Hart, Patrick McGuire, Stephen Miller, Hubert Martin

Proceedings Volume 4007, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390285

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Prototyping, Telescopes, Signal attenuation, Observatories, Adaptive optics, Digital signal processing, Turbulence, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 1999 Paper

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Full-system laboratory testing of the F/15 deformable secondary mirror for the new MMT adaptive optics system

Patrick McGuire, Michael Lloyd-Hart, James Roger Angel, George Angeli, Robert Johnson, Bruce Fitz-Patrick, Warren Davison, Roland Sarlot, Cynthia Bresloff, John Hughes, Stephen Miller, Skip Schaller, Francois Wildi, Matthew Kenworthy, Richard Cordova, Matthew Rademacher, Mario Rascon, James Burge, Brian Stamper, Chunyu Zhao, Piero Salinari, Ciro Del Vecchio, Armando Riccardi, Guido Brusa-Zappellini, Roberto Biasi, Mario Andrighettoni, Daniele Gallieni, Claudio Franchini, David Sandler, Todd Barrett

Proceedings Volume 3762, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363598

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Turbulence, Actuators, Cameras, Computer generated holography, Beam splitters, Wavefront sensors, Lenses, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 1999 Paper

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Static and dynamic responses of an ultrathin adaptive secondary mirror

Ciro Del Vecchio, Guido Brusa-Zappellini, Daniele Gallieni, Michael Lloyd-Hart, Warren Davison

Proceedings Volume 3762, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363590

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Actuators, Mirrors, Finite element methods, Wavefronts, Glasses, Monochromatic aberrations, Adaptive optics, Spherical lenses, Prisms

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 1999 Paper

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Adaptive secondary mirror for the 6.5-m conversion of the Multiple Mirror Telescope: first laboratory testing results

Guido Brusa-Zappellini, Armando Riccardi, Valdemaro Biliotti, Ciro Del Vecchio, Piero Salinari, Paolo Stefanini, Paolo Mantegazza, Roberto Biasi, Mario Andrighettoni, Claudio Franchini, Daniele Gallieni

Proceedings Volume 3762, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363599

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Digital signal processing, Electronics, Control systems, Telescopes, Prototyping, Position sensors, Calibration, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 1998 Paper

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Aluminum reference plate, heat sink, and actuator design for an adaptive secondary mirror

Ciro Del Vecchio

Proceedings Volume 3353, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321643

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Aluminum, Magnetism, Radon, Cooling systems, Finite element methods, Prototyping, Thermal modeling, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 1998 Paper

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Adaptive secondary P30 prototype: laboratory results

Guido Brusa-Zappellini, Armando Riccardi, Sam Ragland, Simone Esposito, Ciro Del Vecchio, Luca Fini, Paolo Stefanini, Valdemaro Biliotti, Piero Ranfagni, Piero Salinari, Daniele Gallieni, Roberto Biasi, Paolo Mantegazza, G. Sciocco, G. Noviello, S. Invernizzi

Proceedings Volume 3353, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321693

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Prototyping, Position sensors, Calibration, Sensors, Electronics, Phase transfer function, Optical testing, Digital signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 17 October 1997 Paper

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Supporting a magnetically levitated, very thin meniscus for an adaptive secondary mirror: the optimization of the magnetic circuit

Ciro Del Vecchio

Proceedings Volume 3126, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.290175

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Magnetism, Mirrors, Iron, Electromagnetism, Adaptive optics, Finite element methods, Copper, Tolerancing, Atmospheric corrections

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Proceedings Article | 17 October 1997 Paper

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Supporting a magnetically levitated very thin meniscus for an adaptive secondary mirror: summary of finite-element analyses

Ciro Del Vecchio

Proceedings Volume 3126, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279050

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Magnetism, Finite element methods, Actuators, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Radon, Telescopes, Mechanics, Atmospheric corrections

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Proceedings Article | 21 March 1997 Paper

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Optimization of the elevation structure of the Large Binocular Telescope

Ciro Del Vecchio

Proceedings Volume 2871, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.269035

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Finite element methods, Manufacturing, Information operations, Optical inspection, Nose, Structural design, Computing systems, Systems modeling

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Proceedings Article | 21 March 1997 Paper

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Final design of the Large Binocular Telescope M1 mirror cells

Luciano Miglietta, Peter Gray, Walter Gallieni, Ciro Del Vecchio

Proceedings Volume 2871, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.269052

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Telescopes, Control systems, Mirror structures, Optical instrument design, Interfaces, Modal analysis, Space telescopes, Advanced distributed simulations

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Proceedings Article | 21 March 1997 Paper

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Mechanical structure of the Large Binocular Telescope

Ciro Del Vecchio, Warren Davison, Walter Gallieni, Gianfranco Rigato, Luciano Miglietta

Proceedings Volume 2871, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.269037

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Finite element methods, Optical instrument design, Systems modeling, Mode locking, Advanced distributed simulations, Performance modeling, Device simulation, Instrument modeling

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

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Mechanical design of the Large Binocular Telescope

Ciro Del Vecchio, Luciano Miglietta, Warren Davison

Proceedings Volume 2199, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176248

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Finite element methods, Mechanical engineering, Optical instrument design, Space telescopes, Instrument modeling, Telescope design, Optical components, Computer programming

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