Optical Design, Tolerance Analysis, and Baffling of Very High-Resolution Satellite Telescopes | ||
| The International Conference on Electrical Engineering | ||
| Article 41, Volume 11, 11th International Conference on Electrical Engineering ICEENG 2018, April 2018, Pages 1-11 PDF (614.76 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/iceeng.2018.30174 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed Metwally1; Taher M. Bazan1; Fawzy Eltohamy1; Mahmoud Fathy2 | ||
| 1Egyptian Armed Forces. | ||
| 2Benha UniversityBenha University. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The telescope design of a very high-resolution earth observation satellite is a challenging task due to several constraints, including the size, mass, performance, tolerance and environmental aspects. However, the demand for very high-resolution satellite imagery has increased day by day due to the numerous commercial and military applications. In this paper, an optical configuration for a ground sampling distance (GSD) of 25 cm is investigated according to a definite mission statement. The configuration represents on-axis Korsch scheme with the advantage of small conic mirror constants without higher-order parameters. In addition, a tolerance analysis utilizing a Monte Carlo algorithm is performed. The suggested baffling arrangement based on a series of point sources with different off-axis angles is derived. The size of the telescope is applicable to be launched into space by the current launch vehicles. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Very high-resolution telescope; Korsch scheme; Baffling; Tolerance Analysis | ||
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