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  22 Mar 2023
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The VLTI Control System

Documentation

  • Enabling Fringe Tracking at the VLTI
  • VLT-SPE-ESO-15400-4013 VLTI - UT Vibration Monitoring System
  • VLT-SPE-ESO-15420-4000 OPD Controller (As built) Software Detailed Design
  • VLT-SPE-ESO-15400-4558 Adaptive RLS Vibration Cancellation Algorithm
  • VLT-SPE-ESO-15430-2786 FINITO Tip Tilt Platform Control Software detailed Design
  • DiLieto, N., Sahlmann, J., Wallander, A. and Vasisht, G.., "An ApproachTo Stabilizing Large Telescopes For Stellar Interferometry," Proc.ICALEPCS, (2007)
  • DiLieto, N., Haguenauer, P., Sahlmann, J., and Vasisht, G., “Adaptive Vibration Cancellation on Large Telescopes for Stellar Interferometry" in Proc. SPIE 7013, (2008)
  • The Control System of the VLTI Interferometer
    M.Verola - International Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation - SPIE
    Kona, Hawaii USA, 20-28 March 1998: Poster Presentation, Paper (Postscript)

 

The VLTI Control System
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  • Introduction
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