Newton STFC-NARIT : Towards freeform optics manufacturing capabilities in Thailand for Space and Astronomical applications

Newton STFC-NARIT：在泰国实现空间和天文应用的自由曲面光学制造能力

• 批准号: ST/T007133/1
• 负责人: Cyril Bourgenot
• 金额: $ 15.26万
• 依托单位: Durham University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FT007133%2F1
• 关键词: Newton; STFC; NARIT; Towards; freeform

Thailand is quickly building its astronomical instrumentation development capacity. In the past decade, National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) has actively grown its workforce on two fronts: astronomical instrumentation for the Thai National Observatory (TNO) and space instrumentation and satellite development through the Thailand Satellite Consortium (TSC; NARIT, the Siam Photon Laboratory and the Geo-informatics and Space Technology Development Agency). TSC is currently building its first "made in Thailand" satellites - a major national milestone. However, one limitation restricts independent advancement on these fronts: to access innovative technologies, Thailand must rely on developed countries for hardware and associated support, and this is particularly true for optical design and manufacture, which depend heavily on heritage, expertise and specialised equipment. NARIT desires to remove this barrier and invest in a future Thailand optical manufacturing capability, which will help to drive Thailand's economy and industries in line with the Thailand 4.0 economic model. This project proposes a programme that provides both knowledge exchange and a joint Thai-UK research project, to upskill Thai academics and engineers in conventional and additive optical manufacturing methods, to enable internal capability and impact within wider disciplines.The project will enable the transfer of 2 key technologies to Thailand: - Freeform optics are identified as a NARIT research priority; they are novel, versatile optical elements with no axis of rotation or symmetry. Increasingly, they are used in pioneering optical designs offering abundant new opportunities for optical designers. The emergence of these new types of surfaces has been very much in pace with the development of Single Point Diamond Turning (SPDT).- Metal additive manufacturing (MAM), which has significant potential when applied to optical manufacturing and freeform optics in particular. MAM is the process of building a component layer-upon-layer in metal and it is commonly used low count bespoke parts. MAM prints a near-net shape without material removal, formers, or shape manipulation, which define conventional manufactureCombining Metal Additive Manufacturing with optical freeform manufacturing has, therefore, a lot of potential for the production of pioneering astronomical and space instrumentation. SPDT and MAM have also a strong potential to be spun out into business ventures to stimulate the local economy.

泰国正在快速建设天文仪器开发能力。在过去的十年中，泰国国家天文研究所（NARIT）在两个方面积极发展其劳动力：泰国国家天文台（TNO）的天文仪器以及通过泰国卫星联盟（TSC；NARIT，泰国国家天文台）的空间仪器和卫星开发。暹罗光子实验室和地理信息学和空间技术开发机构）。 TSC 目前正在建造第一颗“泰国制造”卫星——这是一个重要的国家里程碑。然而，有一个限制限制了这些方面的独立进步：为了获得创新技术，泰国必须依赖发达国家的硬件和相关支持，尤其是光学设计和制造，这在很大程度上依赖于传统、专业知识和专业设备。 NARIT 希望消除这一障碍并投资未来的泰国光学制造能力，这将有助于推动泰国的经济和工业与泰国 4.0 经济模式保持一致。该项目提出了一项提供知识交流和泰国-英国联合研究项目的计划，以提高泰国学者和工程师在传统和增材光学制造方法方面的技能，以实现更广泛学科的内部能力和影响力。该项目将实现泰国的 2 项关键技术： - 自由曲面光学被确定为 NARIT 研究重点；它们是新颖、多功能的光学元件，没有旋转轴或对称轴。它们越来越多地用于开创性的光学设计，为光学设计师提供了大量的新机会。这些新型表面的出现与单点金刚石车削 (SPDT) 的发展非常同步。金属增材制造 (MAM)，在应用于光学制造，特别是自由曲面光学时具有巨大的潜力。 MAM 是用金属逐层构建组件的过程，是常用的低数量定制零件。 MAM 打印近净形状，无需材料去除、成型或形状操纵，这定义了传统制造。因此，将金属增材制造与光学自由形状制造相结合，在生产开创性的天文和空间仪器方面具有巨大的潜力。 SPDT 和 MAM 也有很大潜力可以分拆为商业企业，以刺激当地经济。

项目成果

Lightweight, aluminum, mirror design optimization for conventional and additive manufacturing processes

针对传统和增材制造工艺的轻质铝制镜子设计优化

• DOI: http://dx.10.1117/12.2627757
• 发表时间: 2022
• 作者: Paenoi J

Topology Optimization of a Single-Point Diamond-Turning Fixture for a Deployable Primary Mirror Telescope

可展开主镜望远镜单点金刚石车削夹具的拓扑优化

• DOI: http://dx.10.3390/aerospace11010050
• 发表时间: 2024
• 期刊: Aerospace
• 影响因子: 2.6
• 作者: Bourgenot C

From colors to chemistry: a combined lenslet/slicer IFS for medium-resolution spectroscopy

从颜色到化学：用于中分辨率光谱的组合小透镜/切片器 IFS

• DOI: 10.1117/12.2594802
• 发表时间: 2021-09-01
• 作者: R. Stelter;A. Skemer;C. Bourgenot
• 通讯作者: C. Bourgenot

The LR-IFU for GNIRS at Gemini North : optical component manufacturing and metrology

Gemini North 的 GNIRS LR-IFU：光学元件制造和计量

• DOI: http://dx.10.1117/12.2629835
• 发表时间: 2022
• 作者: Bourgenot C

Weighing exo-atmospheres: a novel mid-resolution spectral mode for SCALES

外大气称重：一种新型的中分辨率光谱模式

• DOI: http://dx.10.1117/12.2630400
• 发表时间: 2022
• 作者: Stelter R