Microvibration Suppression for the Survey Camera of CSST
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