Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 32, Issue 12, 1849(2024)

Design and verification of large high precision derotator

Daoman RUI1...2,*, Cheng ZHANG1,2, Wenru LI1,2, Cheng LI1,2, Fengai WEN1,2, and Hao XIAN12 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1National Laboratory on Adaptive Optics, Chengdu60209, China
  • 2Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu61009, China
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    Composition of the derotator
    Finite element model of the anti image rotation mechanism
    Deformation of circular grating in horizontal position
    Measurement of the derotator accuracy
    Derotator positioning accuracy
    Integration of the derotator and telescope
    Derotator is turned off(a) and derotator is turned on(b)
    Star spot labeled 1(a) and star spot labeled 2(b)
    • Table 1. Design requirement of the derotator

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      Table 1. Design requirement of the derotator

      Rotation range±50°
      Position accuracy (RMS)≤2″
      Maximum speed>20′/s
      Load capacity≥250 kg
      Decenter of camera mirror C5≤0.05 mm
      Tilt of camera mirror C5≤0.008°
    • Table 2. Derotator error distribution

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      Table 2. Derotator error distribution

      ItemsGravity deformationInstallation errorShafting errorTotal errorOptical requirement
      Decenter/mm0.0250.0350.0130.0450.05
      Tilt/(°)0.0030.0050.0040.0070.008
    • Table 3. Decenter and tilt of camera at different zenith angle

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      Table 3. Decenter and tilt of camera at different zenith angle

      Zenith angleDecenter/mmTilt/(″)
      8.35×10-50.041
      30°-4.93×10-50.863
      60°-8.54×10-51.497
      90°-9.86×10-51.674
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    Daoman RUI, Cheng ZHANG, Wenru LI, Cheng LI, Fengai WEN, Hao XIAN. Design and verification of large high precision derotator[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2024, 32(12): 1849

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    Received: Nov. 17, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 28, 2024

    The Author Email: RUI Daoman (dmrui@126.com)

    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20243212.1849

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