Design and analysis of a rotationally resistant floor for a telescope enclosure

Perry G. Wood, F. Ernesto Penado, James H. Clark, Joshua P. Walton

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Abstract

Many aspects must be considered in the design of telescope enclosures. One critical aspect is the floor sensitivity to movement. The floor moves due to floor-foundation interaction, floor-wall interaction, soil-floor interaction, and internal enclosure loads. This paper presents the details of the design of an environmental enclosure floor having minimum rotation due internal laboratory equipment loads, which can have a significant effect on the deformation of the floor. Floor analysis is presented by finite element methods. An example of a floor design is presented in the context of a future Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer (NPOI) environmental enclosure.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationNew Developments in Optomechanics
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
EventNew Developments in Optomechanics - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: Aug 28 2007Aug 30 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6665
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherNew Developments in Optomechanics
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period8/28/078/30/07

Keywords

  • Environmental enclosure
  • Finite element analysis
  • Floor design
  • Floor-foundation interaction
  • Interferometry

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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