Title :
Telescopes as mechatronic systems
Author :
Kärcher, Hans Jürgen
Author_Institution :
MAN Technologic AC, Mainz, Germany
Abstract :
The system design of telescopes is usually dominated by the aspects of the optics and receiving instruments. The telescope structure, mechanic and control are "only" aids to position these elements to the celestial target, but their quality has a big impact on the final performance. The paper describes an integrated design approach to these "mechatronic" telescope subsystems.
Keywords :
mechatronics; optical design techniques; telescopes; mechatronic systems; mechatronic telescope subsystems; receiving instruments; telescopes; Control systems; Manufacturing; Mechanical sensors; Mechatronics; Optical control; Optical design; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 2005. Proceedings of the 2005
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9098-9
Electronic_ISBN :
0743-1619
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.2005.1470557
