Rapid fabrication of a lightweight 2 m reaction-bonded SiC aspherical mirror

Magnetorheological finishing (MRF) fabrication can effectively facilitate a rapid fabrication of an aspherical 2 m reaction-bonded silicon carbide mirror. The dwell-time algorithm and tool path supported tool-mark mitigation and virtual-axis employment are analyzed. A rapid-fabrication strategy alte...

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Main Authors: Longxiang Li, Zhenyu Liu, Donglin Xue, Weijie Deng, Ruigang Li, Yang Bai, Xuefeng Zeng, Xuejun Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Results in Physics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379718315183
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author Longxiang Li
Zhenyu Liu
Donglin Xue
Weijie Deng
Ruigang Li
Yang Bai
Xuefeng Zeng
Xuejun Zhang
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Zhenyu Liu
Donglin Xue
Weijie Deng
Ruigang Li
Yang Bai
Xuefeng Zeng
Xuejun Zhang
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description Magnetorheological finishing (MRF) fabrication can effectively facilitate a rapid fabrication of an aspherical 2 m reaction-bonded silicon carbide mirror. The dwell-time algorithm and tool path supported tool-mark mitigation and virtual-axis employment are analyzed. A rapid-fabrication strategy alternates MRF and a large polishing lap to converge surface error profile before MRF alone is used to high-precise finishing. In the alternate-use process, large polishing lap’s dwell time map for low-order space frequency is calculated before MRF’s for high-order one, but executed later in reality. The fabricated mirror with a silicon modification layer showed accuracy convergence from 0.098 λ rms to 0.019 λ rms at 84.6 h, demonstrating the strategy’s validity for large optical-surface processing. Keywords: Computer controlled polishing, Silicon carbide mirror, Surface error, Magnetorheological finishing, Large polishing lap
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spelling doaj.art-35f90de6a61949c492a0c685387b08362022-12-22T03:11:08ZengElsevierResults in Physics2211-37972018-09-0110903912Rapid fabrication of a lightweight 2 m reaction-bonded SiC aspherical mirrorLongxiang Li0Zhenyu Liu1Donglin Xue2Weijie Deng3Ruigang Li4Yang Bai5Xuefeng Zeng6Xuejun Zhang7Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China; Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China; Corresponding authors at: Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China.Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China; Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, ChinaKey Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China; Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China; Corresponding authors at: Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China.Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China; Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, ChinaKey Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China; Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, ChinaKey Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China; Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, ChinaKey Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China; Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, ChinaKey Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China; Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, ChinaMagnetorheological finishing (MRF) fabrication can effectively facilitate a rapid fabrication of an aspherical 2 m reaction-bonded silicon carbide mirror. The dwell-time algorithm and tool path supported tool-mark mitigation and virtual-axis employment are analyzed. A rapid-fabrication strategy alternates MRF and a large polishing lap to converge surface error profile before MRF alone is used to high-precise finishing. In the alternate-use process, large polishing lap’s dwell time map for low-order space frequency is calculated before MRF’s for high-order one, but executed later in reality. The fabricated mirror with a silicon modification layer showed accuracy convergence from 0.098 λ rms to 0.019 λ rms at 84.6 h, demonstrating the strategy’s validity for large optical-surface processing. Keywords: Computer controlled polishing, Silicon carbide mirror, Surface error, Magnetorheological finishing, Large polishing laphttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379718315183
spellingShingle Longxiang Li
Zhenyu Liu
Donglin Xue
Weijie Deng
Ruigang Li
Yang Bai
Xuefeng Zeng
Xuejun Zhang
Rapid fabrication of a lightweight 2 m reaction-bonded SiC aspherical mirror
Results in Physics
title Rapid fabrication of a lightweight 2 m reaction-bonded SiC aspherical mirror
title_full Rapid fabrication of a lightweight 2 m reaction-bonded SiC aspherical mirror
title_fullStr Rapid fabrication of a lightweight 2 m reaction-bonded SiC aspherical mirror
title_full_unstemmed Rapid fabrication of a lightweight 2 m reaction-bonded SiC aspherical mirror
title_short Rapid fabrication of a lightweight 2 m reaction-bonded SiC aspherical mirror
title_sort rapid fabrication of a lightweight 2 m reaction bonded sic aspherical mirror
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379718315183
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