• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 53, Issue 10, 20240225 (2024)
Yuan WANG, Chen YANG, Shijie LI, and Jin ZHANG
Author Affiliations
  • Institute of Optoelectronic Engineering, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an 710021, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20240225 Cite this Article
    Yuan WANG, Chen YANG, Shijie LI, Jin ZHANG. Effect of thermal deformation of spherical cover structure on imaging quality of compound eye optical system[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2024, 53(10): 20240225 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Optical path diagram of relay sub-camera; (b) Mechanical structure diagram of relay camera
    Fig. 1. (a) Optical path diagram of relay sub-camera; (b) Mechanical structure diagram of relay camera
    (a) MTF diagram of single subsystem; (b) Field curvature and distortion
    Fig. 2. (a) MTF diagram of single subsystem; (b) Field curvature and distortion
    Building solid model in SolidWorks
    Fig. 3. Building solid model in SolidWorks
    (a) Unstructured mesh; (b) Structured mesh
    Fig. 4. (a) Unstructured mesh; (b) Structured mesh
    (a) Axial displacement nephogram; Partial enlarged view: (b) Central hole position; (c) Surrounding hole position; (d) Diagonal hole position
    Fig. 5. (a) Axial displacement nephogram; Partial enlarged view: (b) Central hole position; (c) Surrounding hole position; (d) Diagonal hole position
    (a) Hole location diagram; (b) Upper edge path setting; (c) Upper and lower edge path settings
    Fig. 6. (a) Hole location diagram; (b) Upper edge path setting; (c) Upper and lower edge path settings
    Schematic diagram of vector before and after deformation
    Fig. 7. Schematic diagram of vector before and after deformation
    MTF diagram of relay sub-cameras with different hole positions in different fields of view. (a) Position 3; (b) Position 5; (c) Position 6
    Fig. 8. MTF diagram of relay sub-cameras with different hole positions in different fields of view. (a) Position 3; (b) Position 5; (c) Position 6
    Line chart of MTF change
    Fig. 9. Line chart of MTF change
    ParameterValue
    Focal length of sub-eye f1/mm53
    Angle of adjacent sub-eye $ \Delta \varphi $/(°)6.8
    Number of sub-eye N9
    Focal length of system f/mm40
    FOV (Field of view) 2$ \omega $/(°)22.6
    Overlapping field of view range $ \Delta $/(°)2.85
    Total volume of the system V390 mm ×100 mm×100 mm
    Total weight M/g1350
    Table 1. System specific parameters
    Wavelength λ/nmField of view $ \omega $/(°)Wavefront aberration RMS
    48600.0730
    486 4.50.1935
    587 00.0284
    5874.50.1323
    656 00.0941
    6564.50.0697
    Table 2. Wavefront aberration at different wavelengths and field of view angles
    Mesh typeValue of nodesValue of element
    Low density (hexahedral mesh)3091222872
    High density (hexahedral mesh)222704188560
    Table 3. Comparison of parameters between simulation mesh and reference mesh
    ParameterValue
    Density $ \rho/\times10^3\mathrm{\ kg}\cdot\mathrm{m}^{-3} $7.85
    Poisson's ratio $ \mu $0.3
    Coefficient of thermal expansion $ \alpha $/×10−6·℃−112
    Elastic modulus $ E/\mathrm{MP_a} $200000
    Table 4. Material properties of the model
    Temperature/Low density mesh/mmHigh density mesh/mmD value/mmError rate
    300.043540.043640.000100.22915%
    400.097960.098190.000220.22407%
    500.152390.152730.000340.22262%
    600.206810.207280.000470.22267%
    700.261230.261830.000600.22916%
    800.315660.316370.000710.22442%
    900.370080.370920.000840.22646%
    1000.424510.425470.000960.22563%
    Table 5. Comparison of maximum deformation calculation between low density mesh and high density mesh under different temperatures
    Position$ \Delta x $/mm$ \Delta y $/mm$ \Delta z $/mm
    Structural steel-30.0190.0230.188
    Structural steel-50.0090.0000.423
    Structural steel-60.0390.0000.266
    Table 6. Eccentricity and axial displacement of different hole positions
    Position$ {\theta }_{x} $/(°)$ {\theta }_{y} $/(°)$ {\theta }_{z} $/(°)
    Structural steel-30.2700.2680.065
    Structural steel-50.0000.0000.000
    Structural steel-60.3670.0000.062
    Table 7. Inclination values of different hole positions
    ActiveConfig 1Config 2Config 3Config 4
    THIC137.004137.192137.427137.270
    PRAM10.000−0.0190.0090.039
    PRAM20.0000.0230.0000.000
    PRAM30.0000.2700.000−0.367
    PRAM40.000−0.2680.0000.000
    PRAM50.0000.0650.0000.062
    Table 8. Bring into the initial optical system
    Yuan WANG, Chen YANG, Shijie LI, Jin ZHANG. Effect of thermal deformation of spherical cover structure on imaging quality of compound eye optical system[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2024, 53(10): 20240225
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