The large binocular telescope mount control system architecture

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6274, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Ashby, David S ^a   McKenna, Dan ^a   Brynnel, Joar G ^a   Sargent, Tom ^a   Cox, Dan ^a   Little, John ^a   Powell, Keith ^a   Holmberg, Gene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; DSP; Encoder; Inductosyn; Interpolation; LBT; MCS; Mount; PLC; Servo

Indexed keywords

HYDROSTATIC BEARING PADS; INDUCTOSYN; LARGE BINOCULAR TELESCOPE (LBT); MOUNT CONTROL SYSTEM (MCS);

AZEOTROPES; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROSTATIC BEARINGS; INTERPOLATION; ROLLER BEARINGS;

TELESCOPES;

EID: 33749254451     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.671983     Document Type: Conference Paper

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