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This system utilizes photogrammetry principles to measure target positions, fit the wavefront of the segmented mirror, and form a closed-loop control with the calibration mechanism. Based on the wavefront measurement range and accuracy requirements during the coarse calibration phase of the segmented mirror, the optical system was first designed. The measurement camera features a 16\u00b0 \u00d7 12\u00b0 rectangular field of view with a 100 mm focal length, achieving near-diffraction-limited imaging quality. The structural fundamental frequency of the measurement camera exceeds 400 Hz. Under a 4 \u00b0C temperature rise environment, the surface error of the optical lens remains better than 1\/80\u03bb. Based on error theory, a quantitative analysis of error sources and their impact on target position measurement accuracy was conducted, yielding theoretical measurement errors of \u00b10.0853 mm in the Z-direction and \u00b10.1525 mm in the X-direction. Through focal length calibration and imaging tests of the prototype, the measurement camera achieved a modulation transfer function greater than 0.11 with excellent imaging quality. With a focal length of 101.356 mm and a measurement range exceeding \u00b14 mm, it meets design requirements. Finite element simulation and Monte Carlo methods analyzed wavefront fitting accuracy under different operating conditions, yielding peak-to-valley values of 0.397 mm and root mean square values of 0.073 mm. The wavefront measurement system designed in this paper meets the structural rigidity and temperature adaptability requirements for in-orbit measurement systems. The prototype\u2019s field of view satisfies the wavefront measurement range requirements, the camera\u2019s focal length meets design specifications with good imaging quality, and the wavefront measurement deviation meets the accuracy requirements for the coarse calibration phase. Compared to current wavefront measurement systems, the proposed system significantly expands the measurement range, offering a novel wavefront measurement method for coarse calibration of tiled mirrors.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s26051450","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,26]],"date-time":"2026-02-26T10:33:02Z","timestamp":1772101982000},"page":"1450","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Design and Error Analysis of an Optical Measurement System for the Wavefront of Large-Aperture Segmented Mirror"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"Yukun","family":"He","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China"},{"name":"University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hongbo","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Instrument Seicence and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lanxin","family":"Peng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China"},{"name":"University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xiaodong","family":"Sui","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China"},{"name":"University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Changzheng","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China"},{"name":"University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yueyang","family":"Peng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China"},{"name":"University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1290","DOI":"10.1360\/TB-2021-0016","article-title":"The wide-field multiband imaging and slitless spectroscopy survey to be carried out by the Survey Space Telescope of China Manned Space Program","volume":"66","author":"Zhan","year":"2021","journal-title":"Chin. 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