Dr. Flora S. Mechentel Profile

Dr. Flora S. Mechentel

at Caltech

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2021 Presentation

In-space thermoelastic stability of starshade structures

Manan Arya, David Webb, Samuel Bradford, John Steeves, Flora Mechentel, P. Lisman, David Opland, Gregg Freebury, Jamie Abbott, Jeremy Senne, Charles Tan, Aaron Armour, Siu-Chun Lee, Larry Chan, James Tucker

Proceedings Volume 11823, 1182314 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2595936

KEYWORDS: Testing and analysis, Telescopes, Structural analysis, Shape analysis, Device simulation, Calibration

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SPIE Journal Paper | 6 January 2021 Open Access

Demonstration of deployment repeatability of key subsystems of a furled starshade architecture

Manan Arya, Flora Mechentel, David Webb, John Steeves, Doug Lisman, Stuart Shaklan, Samuel Bradford, Eric Kelso, Kenzo Neff, Amanda Swain, Andrei Iskra, Neal Beidleman, John Stienmier, Gregg Freebury, Andrew Tomchek, Tayler Thomas, Craig Hazelton, Kassi Butler, Kamron Medina, Mike Pulford, Larry Adams, David Hepper, Dana Turse

JATIS, Vol. 7, Issue 02, 021202, (January 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.7.2.021202

KEYWORDS: Tolerancing, Computer programming, Error analysis, Thermal effects, Temperature metrology, Exoplanets, Opacity, Interfaces, Statistical analysis, Aluminum

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