Recent developments for the Large Binocular Telescope Guiding Control Subsystem

T. Golota; M. D. De La Peña; C. Biddick; M. Lesser; T. Leibold; D. Miller; R. Meeks; T. Hahn; J. Storm; T. Sargent; D. Summers; J. Hill; J. Kraus; S. Hooper; D. Fisher

doi:10.1117/12.2057244

Recent developments for the Large Binocular Telescope Guiding Control Subsystem

T. Golota, M. D. De La Peña, C. Biddick, M. Lesser, T. Leibold, D. Miller, R. Meeks, T. Hahn, J. Storm, T. Sargent, D. Summers, J. Hill, J. Kraus, S. Hooper, D. Fisher

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Abstract

The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) has eight Acquisition, Guiding, and wavefront Sensing Units (AGw units). They provide guiding and wavefront sensing capability at eight different locations at both direct and bent Gregorian focal stations. Recent additions of focal stations for PEPSI and MODS instruments doubled the number of focal stations in use including respective motion, camera controller server computers, and software infrastructure communicating with Guiding Control Subsystem (GCS). This paper describes the improvements made to the LBT GCS and explains how these changes have led to better maintainability and contributed to increased reliability. This paper also discusses the current GCS status and reviews potential upgrades to further improve its performance.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy III
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Print)	9780819496201
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057244
State	Published - 2014
Event	Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy III - Montreal, QC, Canada Duration: Jun 22 2014 → Jun 26 2014

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9152
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Other	Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy III
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal, QC
Period	6/22/14 → 6/26/14

Keywords

CCD
Digital Image Processing
Guider software
Guiding
Large Binocular Telescope
active optics
image area
imaging cameras

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Golota, T., De La Peña, M. D., Biddick, C., Lesser, M., Leibold, T., Miller, D., Meeks, R., Hahn, T., Storm, J., Sargent, T., Summers, D., Hill, J., Kraus, J., Hooper, S., & Fisher, D. (2014). Recent developments for the Large Binocular Telescope Guiding Control Subsystem. In Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy III Article 91522F (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9152). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057244

Recent developments for the Large Binocular Telescope Guiding Control Subsystem. / Golota, T.; De La Peña, M. D.; Biddick, C. et al.
Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy III. SPIE, 2014. 91522F (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9152).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Golota, T, De La Peña, MD, Biddick, C, Lesser, M, Leibold, T, Miller, D, Meeks, R, Hahn, T, Storm, J, Sargent, T, Summers, D, Hill, J, Kraus, J, Hooper, S & Fisher, D 2014, Recent developments for the Large Binocular Telescope Guiding Control Subsystem. in Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy III., 91522F, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 9152, SPIE, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy III, Montreal, QC, Canada, 6/22/14. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057244

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