The SALT Observation Control System

被引：5

作者：

Brink, Janus ^{[1
]}

Charles, Anne ^{[1
]}

Hettlage, Christian ^{[1
]}

Husser, Tim-Oliver ^{[1
]}

Koeslag, Anthony ^{[1
]}

Romero-Colmenero, Encarni ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] S African Astron Observ, ZA-7925 Cape Town, South Africa

来源：

ADVANCED SOFTWARE AND CONTROL FOR ASTRONOMY II, PTS 1 & 2 | 2008年 / 7019卷

关键词：

SALT; telescope control; queue-scheduling; science database; proposal tools;

D O I：

10.1117/12.787632

中图分类号：

TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

With the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) oil the brink of entering its fully operational phase, its suite of telescope control software has matured significantly towards the fully fledged control system intended to meet the demands of the user community. In this paper the authors present an overview of the design and implementation of the SALT Telescope Control System (TCS); detailing its main components and the interfaces between them - specifically in relation to the Observation Control System (OCS) that will allow the SALT to be used in an efficient queue-scheduled fashion. Finally, the capabilities and constraints of the design are highlighted to guide the SALT user community in preparing proposals that make optimal use of the available telescope time.

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