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Published November 10, 2011 | Version public
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Integrated Modeling and Systems Engineering for the Thirty Meter Telescope

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  • 1. ROR icon California Institute of Technology
  • 2. ROR icon Jet Propulsion Lab

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Abstract

Modeling is an integral part of systems engineering. It is utilized in requirement validation, system verification, as well as for supporting design trade studies. Modeling highly complex systems poses particular challenges, including the definition and interpretation of system performance, and the combined evaluation of physical processes spanning a wide range of time frames. Our solution is based on statistical interpretation of system performance and a unique image quality metric developed by TMT. The Stochastic Framework and Point Source Sensitivity allow us to properly estimate and combine the optical effects of various disturbances and telescope imperfections.

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© 2011 SPIE. Online Nov 10, 2011. The TMT Project gratefully acknowledges the support of the TMT partner institutions. They are the Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy (ACURA), the California Institute of Technology and the University of California. This work was supported as well by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation, the National Research Council of Canada, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund, the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) and the U.S. National Science Foundation.

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Eprint ID
30023
DOI
10.1117/12.919363
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CaltechAUTHORS:20120406-145706673

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10.1117/12.919363 (DOI)

Funding

Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy (ACURA)
Caltech
University of California
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
National Research Council of Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)
NSF

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2012-04-06
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2021-11-09
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Thirty Meter Telescope
Series Name
Proceedings of SPIE
Series Volume or Issue Number
8336