Andrea Baruffolo
(Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
In this paper we report about the preliminary design of the Real Time Computer (RTC) for the MAORY@ELT Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics module for the ESO Extremely Large Telescope. The ELT MCAO module provides high sky coverage, large field, diffraction limited correction in the near infrared. It relies on the use of a constellation of six Laser Guide Stars (LGS) and up to three Natural Guide Stars (NGS) for tomographic atmospheric turbulence sensing, and multiple mirrors (ELT M4 and up to two post-focal deformable mirrors) for correction. In particular, we will discuss the overall RTC architecture, the main control strategy, including provision for vibrations compensation, auxiliary loops and tasks for optimization of correction. We will also briefly describe our product and quality assurance plans.
Andrea Baruffolo
(Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
Paolo Ciliegi
(INAF Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna)
Salvatore Savarese
(INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte)
Salvatore Lampitelli
(INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova)
Italo Foppiani
(INAF Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna)
Giulio Capasso
(INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte)
Pietro Schipani
(INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte)
Lorenzo Busoni
(INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri)
Guido Agapito
(INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri)
Amedeo Petrella
(INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova)
Danilo Selvestrel
(INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova)
Cedric Plantet
(INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri)
Marcos Suárez Valles
(European Southern Observatory)
Sylvain Oberti
(European Southern Observatory)
Lorenzo Pettazzi
(European Southern Observatory)
Pierre Haguenauer
(European Southern Observatory)
Roberto Biasi
(Microgate)
Mauro Manetti
(Microgate)
Damien Gratadour
(Astralis-AITC)
Francois Rigaut
(Astralis-AITC)
Jean-Pierre Véran
(National Research Council of Canada - Herzberg)
Dan Kerley
(National Research Council of Canada - Herzberg)
Malcom Smith
(National Research Council of Canada - Herzberg)
Jennifer Dunn
(National Research Council of Canada - Herzberg)
Enrico Giro
(INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova)
Rosanna Sordo
(INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova)
Simonetta Chinellato
(INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova)
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