Introduction

This software is designed to test the feasibility of a truss based actuation system to manipulate a large aperature, thin shelled telescopic mirror.

Variable Mirror Geometry and Material Property Parameters

The software has the ability to let the user define the following parameters:

- mirror diameter *
- mirror thickness *
- mirror F-number (curviture)
- mirror shape (hexagonal or octagonal)
- number of actuators *
- truss drop down percentage
- actuator stiffness
- truss/actuator coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE)
- temperature profile (load)

* these variables can be modeled in a 'batch' format. This means that the user can specify multiple values to test within a single simulation. The software will generate all possible combinations of batch variables and perform the analysis on each one sequentially.

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