Mr. David S. Porter Profile

David S. Porter

Director, Business Development at CPI SATCOM & Antenna Technologies

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

The concept design of the Discovery Channel Telescope mount

David Porter, Thomas Sebring, Byron Smith, David Finley, Fred Baine, Kerstan Hermann

Proc. SPIE. 5489, Ground-based Telescopes

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Telescopes, Mirrors, Visible radiation, Finite element methods, Astronomical telescopes, Computer aided design, Infrared telescopes, Optical instrument design, Control systems design

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2003 Paper

Final design, fabrication, factory integration, and test of a 4.2-m telescope mount

David Porter, Kerstan Hermann, James Schuldenberg

Proc. SPIE. 4837, Large Ground-based Telescopes

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Electronics, Interfaces, Electroluminescence, 3D modeling, Finite element methods, Computer aided design, Structural design, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

Unique dome design for the SOAR telescope project

Jose Teran, David Porter, Edward Hileman, Daniel Neff

Proc. SPIE. 4004, Telescope Structures, Enclosures, Controls, Assembly/Integration/Validation, and Commissioning

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Composites, Structured optical fibers, Space telescopes, Domes, Bridges, Aluminum, Optical instrument design, Spherical lenses, Camera shutters

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

Next-generation telescope enclosure: a 91-m (300 ft.) geodesic dome

Thomas Mixter, David Porter

Proc. SPIE. 4004, Telescope Structures, Enclosures, Controls, Assembly/Integration/Validation, and Commissioning

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Telescopes, Control systems, Space telescopes, Domes, Aluminum, Large telescopes, Structural design, Optical instrument design, Camera shutters

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Proceedings Article | 26 May 1998 Paper

Development of a star tracker for the Hobby-Eberly Telescope

John Booth, Frank Ray, David Porter

Proc. SPIE. 3351, Telescope Control Systems III

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Stars, Manufacturing, Control systems, Computer programming, Kinematics, Space telescopes, Optical instrument design, Control systems design

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