• DocumentCode
    953840
  • Title

    ´Prototyping´ the Hubble fix

  • Author

    Hancock, Dennis

  • Author_Institution
    Lockheed Palo Alto Res. Lab., Palo Alto, CA, USA
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1993
  • Firstpage
    34
  • Lastpage
    39
  • Abstract
    The use of virtual reality techniques to check out the positioning of the corrective optics to be installed in the Hubble Space Telescope is discussed. The basic optical and mechanical configuration of the telescope, and the optical bench, named the Costar (Corrective Optics, Space Telescope Axial Replacement), which will be deployed in the focal plane volume of the telescope, are described. The problems encountered in the virtual prototyping of Costar are examined.<>
  • Keywords
    aerospace computing; aerospace instrumentation; astronomical telescopes; digital simulation; virtual reality; Corrective Optics, Space Telescope Axial Replacement; Costar; HST; Hubble Space Telescope; corrective optics; focal plane volume; positioning; virtual prototyping; virtual reality; Focusing; Hardware; Instruments; Mirrors; NASA; Optical design; Prototypes; Telescopes; Testing; Virtual prototyping;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.237584
  • Filename
    237584
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=953840