Chapter 5 Robust Performance Tailoring with Tuning - SSL - MIT
Chapter 5 Robust Performance Tailoring with Tuning - SSL - MIT
Chapter 5 Robust Performance Tailoring with Tuning - SSL - MIT
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also symmetric as seen in the figure. It is obvious from inspection of the OPD equation<br />
(Equation 2.9) that symmetric y-translation of the collectors does not result in OPD.<br />
It is only relative motion that is important. The PT design, however, is slightly<br />
asymmetric due to the small mass added to the negative-x arm of the interferometer.<br />
The mode shapes of the PT design show definite asymmetry resulting in a small<br />
relative displacement between the end points and a slight energy accumulation in<br />
these modes. The asymmetry is slight however, and does not have a large affect on<br />
the total OPD.<br />
The final mode of interest is the second observable axial mode, Mode #11, listed<br />
in the table. The mode shape is not pictured here because the motion is only axial<br />
and difficult to discern on a linear plot. In both designs the positive x-motion of the<br />
collectors together <strong>with</strong> the negative x-displacement of the combiner node increase<br />
the OPD (Equation 2.9). The main difference between the two systems is that in<br />
the nominal design this mode is much higher in frequency and therefore contributes<br />
very little to the overall OPD, while the axial stiffness in the PT case is decreased<br />
significantly so that this mode plays a major role in the accumulation of output energy.<br />
The increase is only relevant to the distribution of energy; the total PT energy is still<br />
much lower than that of the nominal design.<br />
In summary, the optimized design achieves better performance by choosing very<br />
small truss elements that result in lower natural frequencies overall and move the<br />
nodal points of the first two asymmetric bending modes to the ends of the array,<br />
where the collector optics are located. The large mass of the collectors on a very<br />
flexible truss effectively pin the collectors in place, so that the truss isolates the<br />
optics from the disturbances entering at the center.<br />
2.6 Summary<br />
In this chapter <strong>Performance</strong> <strong>Tailoring</strong> (PT) is introduced and formalized. A sim-<br />
ple model of structurally-connected interferometer is presented in detail and used to<br />
step through the process of applying the PT formalization to a structural model. The<br />
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