Presentation Overview UH 0.6m Telescope & UH 0.9m Telescope Problem: Telescope Control Software & LabVIEW Design: Steps to Solution LabVIEW Software Results:
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Presentation OverviewPresentation Overview
• UH 0.6m Telescope & UH 0.9m Telescope
• Problem: Telescope Control Software & LabVIEW
• Design: Steps to Solution
• LabVIEW Software
• Results: Manual & Program
• Conclusion: Benefits for UH 0.9m Telescope
UH 0.6m TelescopeUH 0.6m Telescope
• Operated manually by hand paddle.• It’s not fully functional for researchers and students. • Used for Instrumentation Testing.
In 1968, the first telescope on Mauna Kea. Photo courtesy of Bill Heacox.
The New 0.9m TelescopeThe New 0.9m Telescope
• Upgraded to see modern astronomical images.
• Electronically controlled from sea-level, UH-Hilo’s control room.
• Available for the research of UH-Hilo students, including undergraduates.
Sketch of the 0.6m Telescope. Photo courtesy of Bill Heacox
ProblemProblem ??
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Photo courtesy of Bill Heacox.
Choosing LabVIEWChoosing LabVIEW
South African Telescope
LabVIEW Software: Front Panel and Block Diagram
Design ApproachDesign Approach
UH 24 inch Telescope
UH 88 inch Telescope
IfA 16 inch Mauna Loa Telescope
Manually controlling the UH 0.6m Telescope. Photo courtesy of Bill Heacox.
Experiment and RecordExperiment and Record
Compiling NotesCompiling Notes
BEFORE
AFTER
LabVIEW MANUAL
ConclusionConclusion
Students at the 0.6m Telescope. Given by Bill Heacox.
• Easy-to-read LabVIEW Manual • Finding the first error in the system.• Program showcasing future features.
ReferencesReferences• Jennings, Richard, and Gary W. Johnson. 2006.
LabVIEW Graphical Programming. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
• Kring, Jim, and Jeffrey Travis. 2007. LabVIEW for Everyone: Graphical Programming Made Easy and Fun. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
• National Instruments Corporation. NI Developer Zone. [updated 11 July 2007; cited 12 July 2007]. Available from http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/main.\
• Schmitt, Stephen R. Converting Celestial to Horizon Coordinates. [2007; cited 16 July 2007]. Available from http://home.att.net/~srschmitt/script_celestial2horizon.html
AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements
AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements
• John Hamilton, Bill Heacox, and Jay Slivkoff.• Physics and Astronomy Department at
University of Hawaii-Hilo for their facilities.• Hilary O’Bryan, Sarah Anderson, Scott
Seagroves, and Akamai Interns.• Funding provided through the Center for
Adaptive Optics, a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center (STC), AST-987683.
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