Commentary on multivariable parametric cost model for ground optical telescope assembly

Alexander Luedtke; H. Philip Stahl

doi:10.1117/1.OE.51.5.059701

11 May 2012 Commentary on multivariable parametric cost model for ground optical telescope assembly

Alexander Luedtke, H. Philip Stahl

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 51, Issue 5, 059701 (May 2012). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.51.5.059701

Abstract

In 2005, Stahl et al. published a multivariable parametric cost model for ground telescopes that included primary mirror diameter, diffraction-limited wavelength, and year of development. The model also included a factor for primary mirror segmentation and/or duplication. While the original multivariable model is still relevant, we better explain the rationale behind the model and present a model framework that may better account for prescription similarities. Also, we correct the single-variable diameter model presented in the 2005 Stahl paper with the addition of a leading multiplier.

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Alexander Luedtke and H. Philip Stahl "Commentary on multivariable parametric cost model for ground optical telescope assembly," Optical Engineering 51(5), 059701 (11 May 2012). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.51.5.059701

Published: 11 May 2012

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