IMACT (Image-based Mirror Phasing and Alignment using Convolutional neTworks) measures point spread functions (PSFs) on a secondary mirror detector separated from the main science camera by applying a deep machine learning algorithm.
Abstract
Achieving high-resolution imaging for a deployable space telescope requires segments co-phased to nanometer precision. Typical alignment uses point sources (distant stars) or extended ground scenes. An on-board active correction system has been developed to provide continuous alignment by using a fibre source instead. IMPACT (Image-based Mirror Phasing and Alignment using Convolutional neTworks) measures point spread functions (PSFs) on a secondary mirror detector separated from the main science camera. By applying a deep machine learning algorithm, piston and tip/tilt aberrations can be retrieved and corrected for. When simulated from a uniform distribution, PSF images were corrected from a mean Strehl of 0.18 to 0.99 after two model passes, reducing RMS errors from a mean of 276.7 nm down to 11.1 nm.
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