TPF-C Technology Plan - Exoplanet Exploration Program - NASA
TPF-C Technology Plan - Exoplanet Exploration Program - NASA
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Chapter 7<br />
7.4.4 Wavefront Sensing and Control<br />
Scope<br />
This effort includes the development and establishment of the flight baseline wavefront sensing<br />
and control architecture. Development and implementation of wavefront sensing and control<br />
methodologies on HCIT will continue in support of the pre-Phase A Milestone requirements, as<br />
well as Phase A and B plans for the HCIT. A flight baseline wavefront sensing and control<br />
architecture will be developed and established in Phase A. The selection will be based on trades<br />
between interferometric and multi-conjugate configurations for dual deformable mirror<br />
correction. Once a baseline is established, it will be implemented on HCIT. Control<br />
methodologies traceable to flight design will be developed, implemented and demonstrated. The<br />
simulated performance of the WFSC system will be flowed up to the <strong>TPF</strong> system requirements<br />
to determine the operational capacity of the observatory. The schedule for wavefront sensing<br />
and control work is given in Table 7-5.<br />
State of the Art TRL 3<br />
The HCIT has demonstrated repeatable control to λ/10 4 in a laboratory environment.<br />
Table 7-5. Wavefront Sensing and Control Schedule<br />
<strong>Plan</strong>ned<br />
Completion<br />
Date<br />
<strong>Plan</strong>ned Activities Performance Targets TRL<br />
Pre-Phase A<br />
Phase A<br />
Implement wavefront sensing and<br />
control methods on HCIT<br />
Complete trade study between<br />
interferometric and multi-conjugate<br />
systems for 2-DM<br />
Wavefront sensing and control performance<br />
consistent with HCIT pre-Phase A milestone<br />
requirements<br />
Baseline WFSC architecture selected 3<br />
3<br />
Implement flight baseline design on<br />
the HCIT and demonstrate multi-DM<br />
control algorithms traceable to flight<br />
WFSC performance consistent with HCIT Phase A<br />
performance targets<br />
5<br />
Phase B<br />
Simulate the performance of the<br />
<strong>TPF</strong>-C system<br />
Verify that the observatory operational capacity<br />
meets requirements for the baselined WFSC design<br />
5<br />
Demonstrate WFSC baseline on<br />
combined HCIT/PDS testbed<br />
WFSC performance consistent with HCIT Phase B<br />
performance targets<br />
6<br />
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