1 Meter CFRP Telescope
June 2, 2010 No CommentsCMA has the 1m carbon fiber telescope in Tucson. The mandrel for fabricating the parabolic mirror is being finished to l/4 p-v accuracy, which should be finished by fall 2010. Plans are in place to produce a ...
Alternative Solar Concentrator Mirrors
June 2, 2010 Comments OffAlternative solar concentrator mirrors have been developed at CMA. Extremely low-cost CFRP mirror shells are being considered for solar parabolic dishes and trough technology for desalination and CPV systems. Low-cost and low-mass CFRP structures are also being ...
Active and Adaptive Mirrors
June 2, 2010 No CommentsCMA is engaged in activities with The University of Arizona’s Steward observatory Mirror Lab (SOML) supporting adaptive optics. CMA is producing adaptive optical mirror face sheets from CFRP materials with SOML performing mounting, actuation and testing. This ...
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