Thesis (Master Diploma (Electrical Engineering))-- Cape Technikon, Cape Town, 1988 / This thesis describes the control system developed to improve the efficiency
of star acquisition on a ground-based optical telescope. "Star Acquisition" refers to the
process of identifying the star of interest in a field of stars and centering it on the optical
axis of the telescope , as well as setting an autoguider detector on a suitable star so the
autoguider can improve the tracking performance of the telescope. Efficiency is improved
by making all functions remote controlled , so the astronomer does not have to move
between the control room and the telescope to operate the instrument.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:cput/oai:localhost:20.500.11838/1075 |
Date | January 1988 |
Creators | Carter, DB |
Publisher | Cape Technikon |
Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis |
Rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/ |
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