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Re: [ATM] Testing the limits of ATM technology
> See: http://www.aura-nio.noao.edu/book/ch4/4_5_C.pdf
>
> Especially look at fig. 5 (three bipods for lateral support) and fig. 10
> (view of bipods and axial support system)...and note that they are
> supporting a 1 meter piece of glass that's about 50mm thick on only 18
axial
> supports. Looks promising.
>From what I see they still have to figure out how to connect these bipods to
the support frame. This seems a challenge, since you don't want to excert
any normal forces to the mirror, which should be taken by the 18 points
cell.
/Arjan.
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