KR20240002038A - Pop-up type segmented mirror module, segmented mirror telescope including the same and method for installing segmented mirror telescope - Google Patents

Abstract

A pop-up sculpture mirror module that can be deployed by transporting a plurality of sculpture mirrors in a folded state, a sculpture mirror telescope including the same, and a sculpture mirror telescope installation method are disclosed. The pop-up sculpture mirror module according to an embodiment of the present invention is a pop-up sculpture mirror module that can be used as a main reflector of a sculpture mirror telescope, and includes a sculpture mirror module comprising a plurality of sculpture mirrors divided and arranged to divide the main reflector; And it includes a deployment device that pops up at least one first sculpture mirror among the plurality of sculpture mirrors to convert the sculpture mirror module from a folded state to an unfolded state.

Description

Pop-up type segmented mirror module, segmented mirror telescope including the same and method for installing segmented mirror telescope}

The present invention relates to a pop-up sculpture mirror module that can be deployed by transporting a plurality of sculpture mirrors in a folded state, a sculpture mirror telescope including the same, and a sculpture mirror telescope installation method.

Recently, the development of very large astronomical telescopes for astronomical observation has been actively conducted. In particular, the Giant Magellan Telescope currently being studied aims to have a light-gathering area of 22m and resolution of 25m by arranging seven 8.4m-class reflecting surfaces in a honeycomb shape. However, in the case of fragment mirror telescopes conventionally used in space, the overall size of the fragment mirror module is very large, so the volume taken up in the process of transportation to space is large, making transportation difficult and transportation costs very high, and assembling the fragment mirror in space The process also has the disadvantage of being difficult.

The present invention is to provide a pop-up sculpture mirror module that can be deployed by transporting a plurality of sculpture mirrors in a folded state, a sculpture mirror telescope including the same, and a sculpture mirror telescope installation method.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a pop-up sculpture mirror module that can easily install a main reflector by popping and deploying a plurality of sculpture mirrors, a sculpture mirror telescope including the same, and a sculpture mirror telescope installation method.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a pop-up type sculpture mirror module capable of increasing the effective reflecting surface of the main reflector, a sculpture mirror telescope including the same, and a sculpture mirror telescope installation method.

The pop-up sculpture mirror module according to an embodiment of the present invention is a pop-up sculpture mirror module that can be used as a main reflector of a sculpture mirror telescope, and includes a sculpture mirror module comprising a plurality of sculpture mirrors divided and arranged to divide the main reflector; And it includes a deployment device that pops up at least one first sculpture mirror among the plurality of sculpture mirrors to convert the sculpture mirror module from a folded state to an unfolded state.

The first sculpture mirror may be placed in a first position in the folded state and driven by the deployment device to be moved from the first position to a second position corresponding to the deployed state and popped up.

The sculpture mirror module may include a cutout portion that partitions the plurality of sculpture mirrors, and a connection portion that connects the first sculpture mirror to a second sculpture mirror among the plurality of sculpture mirrors. The connection unit may connect the first sculpture mirror and the second sculpture mirror by a hinge structure or a flexible connection structure.

The plurality of sculpture mirrors may be arranged in a concentric structure along the radial direction of the main reflector, or may be arranged in a spiral structure along the circumferential direction of the main reflector.

A sculpture mirror telescope according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a pop-up type sculpture mirror module of any one of claims 1 to 4, and a main reflector that reflects astronomical observation light transmitted from the celestial body; And an analysis device configured to observe the astronomical object by analyzing the astronomical observation light reflected and collected from the plurality of engraving mirrors while the first engraving mirror of the main reflector is popped up.

The sculpture mirror telescope installation method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of moving the sculpture mirror module from a first position to a second position while the plurality of sculpture mirrors are folded; And after moving to the second position, popping and deploying the first engraving mirror by the deployment device to implement the main reflector of the engraving mirror telescope. The first location may be a location on one side of the Earth, and the second location may be a location in space or a location on the other side of the Earth.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a pop-up sculpture mirror module that can be deployed by transporting a plurality of sculpture mirrors in a folded state, a sculpture mirror telescope including the same, and a sculpture mirror telescope installation method are provided.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the main reflector of the sculpture mirror telescope can be easily installed by popping up and deploying a plurality of sculpture mirrors, and the effective reflecting surface of the main reflector can be increased.

Figure 1 is a diagram schematically showing a sculpture mirror telescope including a pop-up type sculpture mirror module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the folded state of the pop-up sculpture mirror module constituting the sculpture mirror telescope according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a side view schematically showing the pop-up deployment process of the pop-up sculpture mirror module constituting the sculpture mirror telescope according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a perspective view schematically showing the pop-up state of the pop-up type sculpture mirror module constituting the sculpture mirror telescope according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a perspective view schematically showing the pop-up state of the pop-up type sculpture mirror module constituting the sculpture mirror telescope according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a side view schematically showing the pop-up deployment process of the pop-up sculpture mirror module constituting the sculpture mirror telescope according to the embodiment of Figure 5.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the attached drawings. The embodiments of the present invention can be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the following embodiments. This example is provided to more completely explain the present invention to those skilled in the art.

When assigning reference numbers to components in a drawing, the same reference number is assigned to the same component even if it is in a different drawing, and it is stated in advance that components of other drawings can be cited when necessary when explaining the relevant drawing. put it

In order to clearly explain the present invention, detailed description of parts that are not relevant to the description may be omitted. In this specification, descriptions such as 'first ~' and 'second ~' are used only for the purpose of distinguishing different configurations from each other.

As used herein, '~unit' refers to a unit that processes at least one function or operation, and may mean, for example, a processor, memory, software, FPGA, or hardware component. The functions provided in '~ part' may be performed separately by multiple components, or may be integrated with other additional components.

Figure 1 is a diagram schematically showing a sculpture mirror telescope including a pop-up type sculpture mirror module according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 1, the fragment mirror telescope 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will include a main reflector including a fragment mirror module 100, a sub-reflector 200, and an analysis device (analysis unit) 300. You can.

The main reflector including the sculpture mirror module 100 can reflect the astronomical observation light (L1) transmitted from the celestial body to the sub-reflector 200. The sculpture mirror module 100 may include a number of sculpture mirrors (120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130) provided in a pop-up structure. In Figure 1, a plurality of sculpture mirrors constituting the sculpture mirror module 100 are shown in a pop-up state.

A plurality of sculpture mirrors (120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130) may be arranged so that the upper surface portion made of a reflector reflects astronomical observation light to the sub-reflector 200 in a pop-up state.

Among the plurality of sculpture mirrors (120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130), the sculpture mirror (130) at the center transmits the astronomical observation light collected by the main and secondary reflectors (200) to the analysis device (300). An opening 130a forming an observation light transmission path may be provided.

The sub-reflector 200 may be installed by a support on the front side facing the celestial body based on the sculpture mirror module 100. The sub-reflector 200 receives astronomical observation light (L2) reflected from the plurality of sculpture mirrors (120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130) in the unfolded state of the sculpture mirror module 100 as the main reflector. It can be reflected to the center of .

The analysis device 300 can observe the celestial body by analyzing the celestial observation light L3 that is reflected and collected by the sub-reflector 200. The fragment mirror telescope 10 can be used to observe various celestial bodies such as the sun, planets, stars, satellites, comets, asteroids, stars, star clusters, and nebulae on Earth or in space.

The sculpture mirror telescope 10 is mounted on a support 500 that supports the sculpture mirror module 100, and a support 500 to adjust the arrangement direction of the sculpture mirror support module 100 according to the position and distance of the celestial body to be observed. It may further include a direction control device 400 provided.

Figure 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the folded state of the pop-up sculpture mirror module constituting the sculpture mirror telescope according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a side view schematically showing the pop-up deployment process of the pop-up sculpture mirror module constituting the sculpture mirror telescope according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a perspective view schematically showing the pop-up state of the pop-up type sculpture mirror module constituting the sculpture mirror telescope according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figures 1 to 4, the pop-up sculpture mirror module 100 is a sculpture mirror module including a plurality of sculpture mirrors (120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130) divided and arranged to divide the main reflector. And, it may include a deployment device 150 that switches the sculpture mirror module from the folded state to the deployed state.

A plurality of sculpture mirrors (120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130) may be arranged in a concentric structure along the radial direction of the main reflector, or may be arranged in a spiral structure along the circumferential direction of the main reflector.

The deployment device 150 can pop up at least one first sculpture mirror among the plurality of sculpture mirrors (120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130) to switch the sculpture mirror module from the folded state to the deployed state.

The first sculpture mirror that can be popped up by the deployment device 150 is placed in a first position in the folded state, and is driven by the deployment device 150 to move from the first position to the second position corresponding to the deployed state (pop-up state). It can be moved and pop-up.

The sculpture mirror module 100 includes a cutout portion 112 that partitions a plurality of sculpture mirrors (120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130), and a first sculpture mirror that is provided to pop-up a plurality of sculpture mirrors (120). , 122, 124, 126, 128, 130) may be provided with a connection portion (140; 142, 144, 146, 148) connected to the second sculpture mirror.

In the illustrated example, a plurality of cut-out portions 112 are provided in a substantially concentric circular structure to divide and divide a plurality of sculpture mirrors 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130 into a concentric structure.

The connection portion (140; 142, 144, 146, 148) connects the adjacent first and second fragment mirrors among the plurality of fragment mirrors (120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130) with a hinge structure or a flexible structure such as silicon. It can be configured to connect by structure.

One end (140a) of the connection portion (140; 142, 144, 146, 148) is connected to the end of the first sculpture mirror (e.g., sculpture mirror corresponding to reference numeral 120), and the other end (140b) is connected to the first sculpture mirror (e.g., sculpture mirror corresponding to reference numeral 120). 2 It may be connected to the end of a sculpture mirror (for example, a sculpture mirror corresponding to reference numeral 122).

The cutout portion 112 may not be entirely circular in the sculpture mirror module 100, but may be formed only in the area between the connecting portions 140 provided in the circumferential direction. In the example shown, four connection portions 140 are formed along the circumferential direction between two adjacent piece mirrors.

Accordingly, the cut portion 112 is formed in each of the four sections formed by the four connecting portions 140. The cut portion 112 may be formed to cut the plate 110 from the outer side of the first connection portion 140 among the adjacent connection portions 140 to the inner side of the second connection portion 140 .

As a result, each connection portion 140 is located between two adjacent cut portions 112, and one piece mirror is popped up relative to the other piece mirror by the cut portion 112 and simultaneously carved by the connection portion 140. The connection state of the mirror can be maintained.

The deployment device 150 may deploy the sculpture mirror module 100 by popping up the first sculpture mirror with respect to the second sculpture mirror. In an embodiment, deployment device 150 may include one or more drive devices 152 mounted on support 160 for supporting the main reflector. The support 160 may be provided with a passage 160a for transmitting astronomical observation light to the analysis device 300.

The driving device 152 may include a driving motor, a driving cylinder, etc. In the illustrated example, the driving device 152 is configured to pop up a plurality of sculpture mirrors 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, and 130 by withdrawing and retracting a driving cylinder rod of a telescopic structure.

The driving device 152 is not limited to the examples of driving means described above, and may be changed to various driving mechanisms such as a wire/winch driving device or a belt driving device. In the illustrated example, a plurality of driving devices 152 are provided along the periphery of the sculpture mirror module 100.

In one embodiment, the driving device 152 drives the sculpture mirror 120 on the peripheral side constituting the sculpture mirror module 100 to move relative to the sculpture mirror 130 on the center side of the sculpture mirror module 100. By doing so, a plurality of sculpture mirrors (120, 122, 124, 126, 128) of the sculpture mirror module 100 can be sequentially deployed from the sculpture mirror 130 on the center side from the folded state to the pop-up state.

In addition, the driving device 152 can drive the sculpture mirror 120 on the peripheral side constituting the sculpture mirror module 100 to move toward the sculpture mirror 130 on the center side of the sculpture mirror module 100.

At this time, the plurality of sculpture mirrors (120, 122, 124, 126, 128) of the sculpture mirror module 100 may be sequentially folded toward the sculpture mirror 130 on the center side and converted to the unfolded state.

In the illustrated example, the driving device 152 is configured to pop up the sculpture mirror module 100 by lifting and lowering the sculpture mirror 120 corresponding to the peripheral portion of the main reflector, but the sculpture mirror 130 corresponding to the center of the main reflector ) can also be modified to elevate.

That is, the driving device 152 drives the sculpture mirror 130 on the central side constituting the sculpture mirror module 100 to move relative to the sculpture mirror 120 on the peripheral side of the sculpture mirror module 100, thereby forming the sculpture mirror. The module 100 may be sequentially deployed from the folded state to the pop-up state from the sculpture mirror 120 on the peripheral side.

In addition, the driving device 152 drives the sculpture mirror 130 on the central side constituting the sculpture mirror module 100 to move relative to the sculpture mirror 120 on the peripheral side of the sculpture mirror module 100, thereby forming the sculpture mirror module. (100) may be sequentially folded toward the sculpture mirror (120) on the peripheral side and converted to the unfolded state.

In the illustrated example, the sculpture mirror module 100 is configured to sequentially increase in height from the sculpture mirror 130 on the central side to the sculpture mirror 120 on the peripheral side in the deployed state.

The sculpture mirrors (120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130) constituting the sculpture mirror module 100 may have a circular ring shape with an opening formed at the center. The opening of the sculpture mirror (120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130) may be formed to have the same size and shape as the outer diameter of the sculpture mirror located adjacent to the inside in the folded state.

The pop-up sculpture mirror module according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above can be transported to space, etc. in a folded state in the form of a flat plate 110, as shown in FIG. 2, thereby reducing the transportation volume of the sculpture mirror module, making transportation easier. It is easy and can dramatically reduce transportation costs.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the main reflector is implemented by popping up the sculpture mirror, so that alignment, placement, and assembly of the optical design are easy, thereby shortening the installation time of the sculpture mirror module.

In addition, in the case of a sculpture mirror module arranged in a conventional honeycomb shape, an approximately triangular empty space is generated on the outer diameter side of the honeycomb shape sculpture mirror, and a loss of effective reflective surface area occurs as much as this space, but in practice of the present invention According to the example, it is possible to implement a circular mirror, thereby increasing the effective reflecting surface and the telescope aperture area of the piece mirror telescope.

Figure 5 is a perspective view schematically showing the pop-up state of the pop-up type sculpture mirror module constituting the sculpture mirror telescope according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is a side view schematically showing the pop-up deployment process of the pop-up sculpture mirror module constituting the sculpture mirror telescope according to the embodiment of Figure 5.

Figure 5 shows a pop-up sculptural mirror module in an inverted state according to an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is different from the previously described embodiment in that a plurality of sculpture mirrors are arranged in a spiral structure along the circumferential direction of the main reflector.

Referring to Figures 5 and 6, the pop-up piece mirror module 200 includes a plurality of first piece mirrors 220, 222, and 224 that are divided and arranged to divide the main reflector in a spiral shape along the radial direction. It may include a sculpture mirror module and a deployment device 250 that pops up a plurality of first sculpture mirrors (220, 222, 224) to switch the sculpture mirror module 200 from a folded state to an unfolded state.

The pop-up sculpture mirror module 200 has a flat shape in the folded state. A plurality of first sculpture mirrors (220, 222, 224) may be connected in a spiral structure from the peripheral sculpture mirror 210, which corresponds to the periphery of the main reflector, toward the central sculpture mirror 230, which corresponds to the center of the main reflector.

One end of the first piece mirror (220, 222, 224) (for example, the center end of the main reflector) is disposed at the first position in the folded state and is driven by the deployment device 250 to move from the first position. It may be moved to a second location corresponding to the deployment state (pop-up state) and popped up.

The sculpture mirror module 200 includes a cutout portion 212 that divides a plurality of first sculpture mirrors 220, 222, and 224 in a spiral shape, and a peripheral sculpture mirror 210 and a first sculpture mirror provided in a pop-up manner. It may be provided with a connection portion 240 connected to the central sculpture mirror 230. The connection part connecting the central sculpture mirror (230) and the first sculpture mirror (220, 222, 224) is not shown.

The connection portion 240 may be configured to connect the plurality of first sculpture mirrors 220, 222, and 224 and the peripheral sculpture mirror 210 or the central sculpture mirror 230 by a hinge structure or a flexible connection structure such as silicon. there is.

One end of the connection portion 240 provided at both ends of the first sculpture mirror (220, 222, 224) is connected to each end of the first sculpture mirror (220, 222, 224), and the other end of the connection portion 240 Can be connected to the peripheral sculpture mirror 210 and the central sculpture mirror 230, which correspond to the second sculpture mirror.

The connection portion 240 may be formed to have a predetermined length in the radial direction from the end of one of the cut portions 212 provided on both side surfaces of the first engraving mirrors 220, 222, and 224, respectively.

The deployment device 250 may deploy the sculpture mirror module 200 by popping up the first sculpture mirror with respect to the second sculpture mirror. In an embodiment, the deployment device 250 may include a drive device 252 installed on the support 260 for supporting the main reflector.

The support 260 may be provided with a passage 262 for transmitting astronomical observation light to the analysis device 300. The driving device 252 may be a driving cylinder of the telescopic structure described above.

In the illustrated example, the driving device 252 is configured to lift and lower the peripheral engraving mirror 210 of the main reflector to pop up the plurality of first engraving mirrors 220, 222, and 224 of the engraving mirror module 200, It may be modified to pop up a plurality of first sculpture mirrors (220, 222, 224) by lifting the central sculpture mirror (230) of the main reflector.

The fragment mirror telescope installation method according to an embodiment of the present invention is to move the fragment mirror module from a first position (e.g., one side of the earth) to a second position (e.g., observation in space) in a state in which a plurality of fragment mirrors are folded. location or the other side of the Earth), and moving the pop-up sculpture mirror module to a second location and then popping and deploying the sculpture mirror module by a deployment device to implement the main reflector of the sculpture mirror telescope. can do.

The above detailed description is illustrative of the present invention. Additionally, the foregoing is intended to illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention can be used in various other combinations, modifications, and environments. That is, changes or modifications can be made within the scope of the inventive concept disclosed in this specification, a scope equivalent to the written disclosure, and/or within the scope of technology or knowledge in the art.

The written examples illustrate the best state for implementing the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes required for specific application fields and uses of the present invention are also possible. Accordingly, the detailed description of the invention above is not intended to limit the invention to the disclosed embodiments. Additionally, the appended claims should be construed to include other embodiments as well.

10: Sculpture Mirror Telescope
100: Sculpture mirror module
110: reputation
112, 212: incision
120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130: Sculpture Mirror
140, 142, 144, 146, 148: Connection part
150: Deployment device (pop-up device)
152: driving device
200: Sub-reflector
210: Peripheral sculpture mirror
220, 222, 224: 1st sculpture mirror
230: Center sculpture mirror
240: connection part
250: Deployment device (pop-up device)
252: driving device
300: analysis device

Claims (7)

A pop-up sculpture mirror module that can be used as the main reflector of a sculpture mirror telescope.
A sculpture mirror module including a plurality of sculpture mirrors divided and arranged to divide the main reflector; and
A pop-up sculpture mirror module comprising a deployment device that pops up at least one first sculpture mirror among the plurality of sculpture mirrors to switch the sculpture mirror module from a folded state to a deployed state. In claim 1,
The first sculpture mirror is disposed in a first position in the folded state, and is driven by the deployment device to move from the first position to a second position corresponding to the deployed state and pop-up, a pop-up sculpture mirror module. In claim 1,
The sculpture mirror module has a cutout portion dividing the plurality of sculpture mirrors, and a connection portion connecting the first sculpture mirror to a second sculpture mirror among the plurality of sculpture mirrors,
The connection unit is a pop-up sculpture mirror module that connects the first sculpture mirror and the second sculpture mirror by a hinge structure or a flexible connection structure. In claim 1,
The plurality of sculpture mirrors are arranged in a concentric structure along the radial direction of the main reflector, or arranged in a spiral structure along the circumferential direction of the main reflector, a pop-up sculpture mirror module. A main reflector including the pop-up sculptural mirror module of any one of claims 1 to 4, and reflecting astronomical observation light transmitted from the celestial body; and
A fragment mirror telescope comprising an analysis device configured to observe the astronomical object by analyzing the astronomical observation light reflected and collected from the plurality of fragment mirrors while the first fragment mirror of the main reflector is popped up. A sculpture mirror telescope installation method performed by the pop-up sculpture mirror module of any one of claims 1 to 4,
Moving the sculpture mirror module from a first position to a second position while the plurality of sculpture mirrors are folded; and
A fragment mirror telescope installation method comprising the step of popping and deploying the first fragment mirror by the deployment device to implement the main reflector of the fragment mirror telescope after moving to the second position. In claim 6,
The first location is a location on one side of the Earth, and the second location is a location in space or a location on the other side of the Earth.

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