High-reliability Ultra-fast Mechanical Shutter

Document #:

LIGO-E1900177-v2

Document type:

E - Engineering documents

Abstract:

A revised "Fast Shutter" system has been designed to eliminate the wires attached to the moving payload. This change increases the reliability of the shutter as well as providing significant reductions in the manufacturing cost, weight, reaction momentum, and physical size.

Files in Document:

• PDF Version (HiRelFastShutter_E1900177_v2.pdf, 238.6 kB)

Other Files:

• Word Version (HiRelFastShutter_E1900177_v2.docx, 310.1 kB)

Topics:

• Sensing and Control
• Basic R&D

Authors:

• Rich Abbott
• Peter Fritschel
• Kavya Sreedhar

Keywords:

shutter

Notes and Changes:

version 2 includes updated solenoidal implementation

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