Using EPICS and VxWorks for real-time motion control of the Altair adaptive optics instrument for Gemini

Angelic W. Ebbers; Jennifer Dunn

doi:10.1117/12.461304

13 December 2002 EPICS and VxWorks for real-time motion control of the Altair adaptive optics instrument for Gemini

Angelic W. Ebbers, Jennifer Dunn

Proceedings Volume 4848, Advanced Telescope and Instrumentation Control Software II; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461304
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

The Instrument Group in the National Research Council of Canada's Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics develops instrumentation for large Astronomical telescopes including Altair (Gemini's ALTitude conjugate Adaptive optics for the InfraRed). This paper discusses how we responded to a need for adaptive intelligence and complex choreography and sequencing of mechanisms in the design of Altair's motion control systems. Our primary goal has been to maximize code reusability without sacrificing performance or flexibility.

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Angelic W. Ebbers and Jennifer Dunn "EPICS and VxWorks for real-time motion control of the Altair adaptive optics instrument for Gemini", Proc. SPIE 4848, Advanced Telescope and Instrumentation Control Software II, (13 December 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461304

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