This research aims to establish a smart structure technology to measure and compensate for the minute displacements in large optical structures in orbit in real time. Structure-Optics coupling mechanism by Displacement correction strut for Active control of space telescope (SODA) will be designed, fabricated, and tested to demonstrate the technology through the ground test. SODA will consist of a 70 cm ceramic mirror and a smart strut with a displacement correction mechanism. This paper describes the results of functional verification testing of the smart strut and the test plan for SODA.
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