Title :
Compensator design for the ALFA adaptive optics system
Author :
Looze, Douglas P. ; Beker, Orhan ; Kaspar, Markus ; Hippler, Stephan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA
Abstract :
Presents the existing compensation designs for the ALFA adaptive optics system that is implemented on the 3.5 m telescope at the Calar Alto observatory (operated by the Max-Planck Institut f¨ur Astronomie (MPIA) in Spain). The ALFA system uses a modal compensation architecture. This architecture is presented with the objective of highlighting the modal compensation design problem. The compensator design is developed. The paper presents both comparative-and scientific results obtained with the compensator designs
Keywords :
adaptive optics; astronomical telescopes; compensation; feedback; ALFA adaptive optics system; Calar Alto observatory; astronomical telescopes; compensation designs; modal compensation architecture; Adaptive optics; Apertures; Control systems; Mirrors; Observatories; Optical design; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Shape control;
Conference_Titel :
Control Applications, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kohala Coast, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5446-X
DOI :
10.1109/CCA.1999.806645
