Abstract
Future space-based imaging systems demand ultra-lightweight mirrors, which would involve a large number of actuators to provide the needed surface correction. These lightweight actuators are required to be integrated with the mirrors to avoid a significant increase in overall areal mass density. This paper presents the fabrication and testing of a linear microactuator and the modeling of an actuated mirror composed of such lightweight actuators. The linear microactuator is driven by a combination of a piezoelectric actuator block and electrostatic comb drive units. A full nonlinear optimization model of a mirror lattice was developed to simulate a lightweight primary with embedded microactuators, which allows for an arbitrarily connected lattice with connector elements having an arbitrary stiffness and actuation response. The modeling yielded a high precision estimation of the mirror shape correction.
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The research described in this paper was partially carried out under Research and Technology Development program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Shcheglov, K., Jiang, X., Toda, R. et al. Hybrid linear microactuators and their control models for mirror shape correction. J. Micro-Nano Mech. 4, 159–167 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12213-009-0017-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12213-009-0017-2