Abstract

The thin faceplate adaptive secondary mirrors are controlled by means of electromagnetic force actuators, which seem to be a suitable choice in terms of stroke, accuracy and cost [Del Vecchio, Gallieni et al.; Biasi, Gallieni et al. in this Conference]. Those actuators need a local control loop to achieve a linear position response. The position sensor is definitely a crucial component of this control loop: both high sensitivity and high speed have to be achieved at same time.

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