Microvibration Suppression for the Survey Camera of CSST

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Authors: Renkui Jiang, Wei Fang Liang, Libin Wang, EnHai LIU, Xuerui Liu, Yongchao Zhang, Siyu Le, Z. W. Li, Hongyu Wang, Tonglei Jiang, C. Huie Lin, Shaohua Guan
+5 more Weiqi Xu, Haibing Su, Yanqing Zhang, Jifu Du, Ang Zhang
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Abstract

The Survey Camera (SC) is the key instrument of the China Space Station Telescope (CSST), with its imaging performance significantly constrained by microvibrations from internal sources such as the shutter and cryocoolers. This paper proposes a systematic microvibration suppression scheme integrating disturbance source control, payload isolation, and transfer path optimization to meet the stringent requirements. The Cryocooler Assembly (CCA) compressor adopts a symmetric piston layout and a real-time vibration cancellation algorithm to reduce the vibration. Coupled with a vibration isolator designed by combining hydraulic damping and a flexible structure, it achieves a vibration isolation efficiency of 95%. The shutter adopts dual-blade symmetric design with sinusoidal angular acceleration control, ensuring its vibrations fall within the compensable range of the Fast Steering Mirror (FSM). And the finite element optimization method is used to optimize the dynamic characteristics of the Support Structure (SST) made of M55J carbon fiber composite material, to avoid resonance in the critical frequency bands. System-level tests on the integrated SC show that the RMS values of vibration force and torque within 8–300 Hz are 0.25 N and 0.08 N·m, respectively, meeting design specifications. This scheme validates effective microvibration control, guaranteeing the SC’s high-resolution imaging capability for the CSST mission.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines Superconducting and THz Device Technology

Publication details

Journal / source
Aerospace
Publisher
MDPI AG
Volume
13
Issue
1
Pages
65–65
Publication date
8 January 2026
Language
EN