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Torben Andersen

Professor emeritus (Leave of Absence)

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Integrated modeling of submillimeter radio telescopes

Author

  • Dan Moraru
  • Torben Andersen

Summary, in English

Integrated models are inherently complex and often obscure to any but those who write them. Their usefulness can be greatly enhanced through well-structured, object-oriented design. A robust and computationally efficient Simulink/C++ library of optics, control, finite-element, and visualization routines for modeling radio telescope performance under various operating conditions is being developed and is described. The library is being developed in conjunction with an end-to-end model of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) antennas. The model includes the mechanical structure, optics, servos, and potential laser gyros, and can be used to investigate such issues as tracking performance, compliance with error budgets, wind sensitivity, and effectiveness of an internal metrology system. It will also be a good tool for comparison of different antenna designs.

Department/s

  • Lund Observatory - Has been reorganised

Publishing year

2002

Language

English

Pages

169-173

Publication/Series

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volume

4757

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

SPIE

Topic

  • Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

Keywords

  • Atacama large millimeter array (ALMA) antennas

Conference name

Workshop On Integrated Modeling of Telescopes

Conference date

2002-02-05 - 2002-02-07

Conference place

Lund, Sweden

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1996-756X
  • ISSN: 0277-786X