[SPACE]Segmented mirror deployment system

Prior research to develop segmented mirror optical system for space application

Topics

  • Hinge mechanism for deployable optical system
  • Deployable mirror mount with rough alignment
  • Hold down and release mechanism

Details

1. Definition of detailed Design Parameters

  • Design variables : reflector size, weight, arrangement
  • Design conditions : deployment structure, material, weight, alignment function

2. Deployable mount design

  • Light weight structural design
  • Dual frame and high rigidity structural design
  • Development torque analysis

3. Hexapod mount design

  • Hexapod procurement
  • Mount design
  • Six-degree-of-freedom reflector alignment

4. Prototyping

  • Machining, Assembly, Fabrication

5. Verification of reflector alignment performance

  • Repeatability measurement test
  • Reflector alignment test using a hexapod

Funding

  • Ministry of Science and ICT
  • National Research Foundation of Korea