| Title: |
Adjustable Mirror Cant Station |
| Category: |
Industry |
| Intellectual Property: |
Student team assigns intellectual property control to company |
| Year: |
2009 |
| Semester: |
Fall |
| Sponsor Name: |
Raytheon Missile Systems |
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| Sponsor URL: |
http://www.raytheon.com |
| Sponsor Information: |
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| Sponsor funding note: |
Only 2 of the 5 projects submitted by this sponsor will be allowed to be populated. |
| ITAR Restriction: |
Yes |
| Scope of work: |
Using rotating mirrors and optical trains in Infrared Missile Seekers is a common method to increase the Field of View (FOV) of a system by scanning the Instantaneous Field of View (IFOV) over a wide area. Applying / controlling the cant angle of a spinning mirror during seeker assembly will adjust it’s scan diameter. A precision assembly device is needed to measure the angle and bond mirrors of varying size and power at a specific cant angles to the rotational axis of a gimbal assembly. The assembly device/fixture must take into consideration ease of use, flexibility to adapt to different mirrors, and assembly time. The scope for this project is to design and prototype an assembly station to be used to perform this assembly and measurement operation.
Requirements: measure mirrors of varying size and power (range: TBD)
Bond mirrors within time limit for maximum output
Angle range of 0.150 – 1.0 degrees
High accuracy: +/- 0.10 degrees
Able to handle magnetic mirror assemblies
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| Project summary: |
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| Disciplines: |
Computer Engineering (1)
Electrical Engineering (1)
Materials Science & Engineering (1)
Mechanical Engineering (1)
Optical Sciences and Engineering (1) |
| Skills: |
Optical Sci – mirror measurement, optical systems
ME – packaging, fixturing, assembly components
EE – power, electrical design
Comp E – operational logic and programming
Mat’l Sci – bonding, material selection, materials |
| Additional resources: |
contact with other Raytheon engineers as appropriate |
| Key Contact Name: |
Kristy Pearson |
| Key Contact Email: |
kristy_pearson@raytheon.com |
| Key Contact Phone: |
520-545-8627 |
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