@inproceedings{58a8667f1708459d807783605a884944,
title = "Mechanical design and integration of the support structure for the Reionization And Transients InfRared instrument RATIR",
abstract = "In this article we present the mechanical design and the manufacturing of the support structure for the Reionization And Transients InfraRed (RATIR) camera. The instrument is mounted at the f/13 Cassegrain focus of the 1.5-meter Harold Johnson telescope of the Observatorio Astron{\'o}mico Nacional at San Pedro M{\'a}rtir (OAN/SPM) in Mexico. We describe the high-level requirements and explain their translation to the mechanical specifications and requirements. We describe the structural finite-element analysis and the boundary conditions, loads, and general assumptions included in the simulations. We summarize the expected displacements, rotations and stresses. We present the optomechanical components and the elements used to attach the instrument to the telescope. Finally, we show the instrument installed on the telescope.",
keywords = "Design, Integration, Manufacturing recommendations",
author = "Alejandro Farah and Gonz{\'a}lez, {J. Jes{\'u}s} and Kutyrev, {Alexander S.} and Gennadiy Lotkin and Watson, {Alan M.} and Nathaniel Butler and Lee, {William H.} and Richer, {Michael G.} and Eduardo L{\'o}pez and David Clark and Gerald Cabak and Fox, {Ori D.} and Rapchun, {David A.} and Carlos Rom{\'a}n-Z{\'u}{\~n}iga and Leonid Georgiev",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1117/12.927040",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780819491473",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV",
note = "Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV ; Conference date: 01-07-2012 Through 06-07-2012",
}