Active optics control of the VST telescope with the CAN field-bus

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dc.creatorMancini, D.
dc.creatorSchipani, P.
dc.creatorMazzola, G.
dc.creatorMarty, L.
dc.creatorBrescia, M.
dc.creatorCortecchia, F.
dc.creatorPerrotta, F.
dc.creatorRossi, E.
dc.date2001-11-07
dc.date2001-12-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:01:16Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:01:16Z
dc.descriptionThe VST (VLT Survey Telescope) is a 2.6 m class Alt-Az telescope to be installed at Mount Paranal in the Atacama desert, Chile, in the European Southern Observatory (ESO) site. The VST is a wide-field imaging facility planned to supply databases for the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) science and carry out stand-alone observations in the UV to I spectral range. This paper will focus on the distributed control system of active optics based on CAN bus and PIC microcontrollers. Both axial and radial pads of the primary mirror will be equipped by astatic lever supports controlled by microcontroller units. The same CAN bus + microcontroller boards approach will be used for the temperature acquisition modules.
dc.description3 pages, 3 figures, ICALEPCS 2001 Conference, PSN#TUAP057
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0111142
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0111142
dc.identifiereConf C011127 (2001) TUAP057
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/3685
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleActive optics control of the VST telescope with the CAN field-bus
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