The Ka-Band Radar Interferometric System (KaRIn) will characterize the ocean mesoscale/submesoscale circulation and provide a global inventory of all lakes, reservoirs, wetlands, and major rivers. There are two identical Alignment Mechanisms (AM) mirrored on the instrument to correct KaRIn Azimuth radar pointing errors. Each AM is a one-degree-of-freedom precision mechanism. The mechanism must meet challenging thermoelastic distortion requirements over a wide temperature range. The flight design was qualified in less than two years, and the flight hardware is currently in acceptance testing. Discussed are key design details along with supporting development and qualification test results.


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    Titel :

    KaRIn Alignment Mechanism Design, Development, and Testing


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2018-05-16


    Medientyp :

    Preprint


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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