@inproceedings{5158fbf2be65423f8deb9bc049379fd2,
title = "Design of an E-ELT M1 segment measurement machine with nanometer accuracy",
abstract = "The baseline design of the European Extremely Large Telescope features a telescope with a 39-meter-class primary mirror (M1), consisting of 798 hexagonal segments. A measurement machine design is presented based on a non-contact single-point scanning technique, capable of measuring the form error of each segment with nanometer uncertainty, fast, and with low operational costs. The implementation of a tactile precision probe eliminates the need for the CMM in the earlier segment manufacturing process. Preliminary assessment show nanometer-level uncertainty after calibration.",
keywords = "European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), Giant telescopes, Ground-based astronomy, Measurement machine, NANOMEFOS, Non-contact, Segment metrology",
author = "A. Bos and R. Henselmans and P.C.J.N. Rosielle and M. Steinbuch and {te Voert}, M.J.A.",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1117/12.2055143",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780819496195",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE",
publisher = "SPIE",
pages = "1--12",
booktitle = "Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation, 22 June 2014, Montreal, Quebec",
address = "United States",
note = "Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation ; Conference date: 23-06-2014 Through 27-06-2014",
}