alternative mechanicals
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ALTERNATIVE MECHANICALS. DVA1 Meeting at NSF Arlington VA April 15-16, 2010 Matt Fleming. Contributions from Jack Welch Roger Schultz Gordon Lacy. Image of current TDP Concept. TDP Pedestal Mount & Frame. ASAKAP 12m CETC54. KAT7 BAE (previously IST Dynamics). KAT7 Mount. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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ALTERNATIVE MECHANICALS
DVA1 Meeting at NSF Arlington VA
April 15-16, 2010
Matt Fleming
Contributions from
Jack WelchRoger SchultzGordon Lacy
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Image of current TDP Concept
DVA1, NSF, Arlington, 2010-04-16 Matt Fleming slide 2 of 43
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TDP Pedestal Mount & Frame
DVA1, NSF, Arlington, 2010-04-16 Matt Fleming slide 3 of 43
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ASAKAP 12m CETC54
DVA1, NSF, Arlington, 2010-04-16 Matt Fleming slide 4 of 27
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KAT7 Mount
DVA1, NSF, Arlington, 2010-04-16 Matt Fleming slide 5 of 27
KAT7BAE (previously IST Dynamics)
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People – Antenna Structures - BAE
GD SatCom Cobham/ Patriot
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Antedo mount
DVA1, NSF, Arlington, 2010-04-16 Matt Fleming slide 7 of 27
Roger Schultz
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CETC54 15m
DVA1, NSF, Arlington, 2010-04-16 Matt Fleming slide 8 of 27
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CETC54 15m Mount
DVA1, NSF, Arlington, 2010-04-16 Matt Fleming slide 9 of 27
Elevation Part
Azimuth Part
Pedestal
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Panel Type 15m
DVA1, NSF, Arlington, 2010-04-16 Matt Fleming slide 10 of 27
Roger Schultz
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Panel Type 15m
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Roger Schultz
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Panel Layout Roger Schultzfor DVA-1
DVA1, NSF, Arlington, 2010-04-16 Matt Fleming slide 12 of 27
Roger Schultz suggests near rectangles at large end
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Panels for 3000 Antennas
DVA1, NSF, Arlington, 2010-04-16 Matt Fleming slide 13 of 27
Panels should be designed for max area and container transport
Support structure should be rectangular space frame with nodes allong panel seams
Matt’s suggests throw away pie shape concept and use rectangular panels
Still make use of throuted design for El axis near reflector.
Yes each panel is unique and tooling will be very expensive
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Antenna Design Drivers
1 Must achieve survival. ( 100 mph wind )
2 Low cost per unit area of aperture. ( good sky coverage ) ( installed )
( low cost materials, low mass design, low fabrication labor ) ( favors symmetric )
3 Very low operational cost for a 30 year life( very few maintenance visits required )
4 Frequency range of 0.3 to 10 GHz with WBSPF( 3.5m Gregorian secondary ) ( favors offset )
5 Excellent Ae / Tsys.( accurate surfaces, controlled spillover, low diffraction ) ( favors offset )
6 Exceptional dynamic range.( very rigid surfaces, very good pointing, )
pt source sensitivity
survey survey speed
Performance vs Cost
Tradeoffs
DVA1, NSF, Arlington, 2010-04-16 Matt Fleming slide 14 of 43
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Questions
DVA1, NSF, Arlington, 2010-04-16 Matt Fleming slide 15 of 43