Field target allocation and routing algorithms for starbugs

Michael Goodwin; Nuria P.F. Lorente; Christophe Satorre; Sungwook E. Hong; Kyler Kuehn; Jon S. Lawrence

doi:10.1117/12.2055047

Field target allocation and routing algorithms for starbugs

Michael Goodwin, Nuria P.F. Lorente, Christophe Satorre, Sungwook E. Hong, Kyler Kuehn, Jon S. Lawrence

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Abstract

Starbugs are miniaturised robotic devices that position optical fibres over a telescope's focal plane in parallel operation for high multiplex spectroscopic surveys. The key advantage of the Starbug positioning system is its potential to configure fields of hundreds of targets in a few minutes, consistent with typical detector readout times. Starbugs have been selected as the positioning technology for the TAIPAN (Transforming Astronomical Imaging surveys through Polychromatic Analysis of Nebulae) instrument, a prototype for MANIFEST (Many Instrument Fiber System) on the GMT (Giant Magellan Telescope). TAIPAN consists of a 150-fibre Starbug positioner accessing the 6 degree field-ofview of the AAO's UK Schmidt Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory. For TAIPAN, it is important to optimise the target allocation and routing algorithms to provide the fastest configurations times. We present details of the algorithms and results of the simulated performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Software and cyberinfrastructure for astronomy III
Editors	Gianluca Chiozzi, Nicole M. Radziwill
Place of Publication	Bellingham, Washington
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	1-21
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Print)	9780819496201
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055047
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy III - Montreal, QC, Canada Duration: 22 Jun 2014 → 26 Jun 2014

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	9152
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

Other

Other	Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy III
Country	Canada
City	Montreal, QC
Period	22/06/14 → 26/06/14

Keywords

Routing
Starbugs
Target Allocation

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Goodwin, M, Lorente, NPF, Satorre, C, Hong, SE, Kuehn, K & Lawrence, JS 2014, Field target allocation and routing algorithms for starbugs. in G Chiozzi & NM Radziwill (eds), Software and cyberinfrastructure for astronomy III., 91520S, Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 9152, SPIE, Bellingham, Washington, pp. 1-21, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy III, Montreal, QC, Canada, 22/06/14. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055047

Field target allocation and routing algorithms for starbugs. / Goodwin, Michael; Lorente, Nuria P.F.; Satorre, Christophe; Hong, Sungwook E.; Kuehn, Kyler; Lawrence, Jon S.

Software and cyberinfrastructure for astronomy III. ed. / Gianluca Chiozzi; Nicole M. Radziwill. Bellingham, Washington : SPIE, 2014. p. 1-21 91520S (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 9152).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution

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