Using MapleSim to model a six-strut kinematic mount for aligning optical components

Alan Duffy; Brian Yates; Yongfeng Hu

doi:10.1117/12.894147

23 September 2011 Using MapleSim to model a six-strut kinematic mount for aligning optical components

Alan Duffy, Brian Yates, Yongfeng Hu

Proceedings Volume 8141, Advances in Computational Methods for X-Ray Optics II; 81410Q (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894147
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Ray tracing simulations are often performed for an ideal situation of perfect alignment, but it is usually necessary to move optical components for various reasons. The mounts that hold these components can be complicated and modeling their motion is vital to understanding how they affect the performance of the system. This paper examines the behaviour of a six-strut kinematic mount using MapleSim to investigate and understand precisely how a mirror pole moves with its mount and quantify any cross-coupled motion that may occur during actuator adjustments. This positional information can be used to mitigate errors, improve ray tracing results, and assist in alignment.

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Alan Duffy, Brian Yates, and Yongfeng Hu "Using MapleSim to model a six-strut kinematic mount for aligning optical components", Proc. SPIE 8141, Advances in Computational Methods for X-Ray Optics II, 81410Q (23 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894147

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