Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 30, Issue 2, 199(2022)
Research on on-line alignment technology with main optical-mechanical structure of Tianwen-1 high-resolution camera
The Tianwen-1 high-resolution camera adopts an off-axis three-mirror optical system, with a high precision index, complex structure, and short development cycle. In view of the above requirements, the computer-aided alignment technology of the off-axis three-mirror optical system is thoroughly investigated and applied to the alignment process of the main optical-mechanical structure of the Tianwen-1 high-resolution camera. The application of this technology causes the alignment index of the main optical-mechanical structure of the camera to converge rapidly. The average system RMS is better than λ/14 for each field of view and the average transfer function is 0.381 at the characteristic frequency of 57.1 lp/mm. A series of environmental simulation tests, including a mechanical test, temperature cycling test, and weightlessness adaptability test, was conducted on the main optical-mechanical structure. Following the experiments, all the technical indexes changed only slightly, thus meeting the requirements of the overall design indexes. Finally, Tianwen-1 was successfully launched, and clear images of Mars were sent, thus proving the effectiveness of the computer-aided alignment technology.
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Kejun WANG, Jihong DONG, Shiyu ZHU, Wei LI, Qingyu MENG. Research on on-line alignment technology with main optical-mechanical structure of Tianwen-1 high-resolution camera[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2022, 30(2): 199
Received: Jan. 6, 2021
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Published Online: Mar. 4, 2022
The Author Email: WANG Kejun (wangkejun1@163.com)