INGRID: Retrofitting an improved mechanism control system to an operational cryogenic instrument

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5492, Issue PART 3, 2004, Pages 1665-1677

  Rees, Simon ^a   Jolley, Paul ^a   Van Hoeven, Michiel Der ^a   Ridings, Andy ^a   Blanken, Maarten ^a  

^a ISAAC NEWTON GROUP OF TELESCOPES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryogenic; Mechanism control; Near infrared; Stepper motors

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; CRYOGENIC EQUIPMENT; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEPPING MOTORS; TELESCOPES;

ISAAC NEWTON GROUP RED IMAGING DEVICE (INGRID); MECHANISM CONTROL; MOTOR DRIVE PARAMETERS; NEAR-INFRARED;

RETROFITTING;

EID: 10444233547     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.552214     Document Type: Conference Paper

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