A distributed control system for rapid astronomical transient detection

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4845, Issue , 2002, Pages 156-163

  Wren, J ^a   Borozdin, K ^a   Brumby, S ^a   Casperson, D ^a   Galassi, M ^a   McGowan, K ^a   Starr, D ^a   Vestrand, W T ^a   White, R ^a   Wozniak, P ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated; RAPTOR; Robotic; Telescope

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CAMERAS; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER CONTROL SYSTEMS; INTERNET; OBSERVATORIES; ROBOTICS;

OPTICAL RESPONSE; RAPID ASTRONOMICAL TRANSIENT DETECTION; ROBOTIC TELESCOPES;

OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

EID: 0036988517     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.459507     Document Type: Conference Paper

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