Future development of the PLATO observatory for Antarctic science

Michael C B Ashley; Colin S. Bonner; Jon R. Everett; Jon S. Lawrence; Daniel Luong-Van; Scott McDaid; Campbell McLaren; John W V Storey

doi:10.1117/12.857853

Future development of the PLATO observatory for Antarctic science

Michael C B Ashley
, Colin S. Bonner
, Jon R. Everett
, Jon S. Lawrence
, Daniel Luong-Van
, Scott McDaid
, Campbell McLaren
, John W V Storey

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PLATO is a self-contained robotic observatory built into two 10-foot shipping containers. It has been successfully deployed at Dome A on the Antarctic plateau since January 2008, and has accumulated over 730 days of uptime at the time of writing. PLATO provides 0.5{1kW of continuous electrical power for a year from diesel engines running on Jet-A1, supplemented during the summertime with solar panels. One of the 10-foot shipping containers houses the power system and fuel, the other provides a warm environment for instruments. Two Iridium satellite modems allow 45 MB/day of data to be transferred across the internet. Future enhancements to PLATO, currently in development, include a more modular design, using lithium iron-phosphate batteries, higher power output, and a light-weight low-power version for eld deployment from a Twin Otter aircraft. Technologies used in PLATO include a CAN (Controller Area Network) bus, high-reliability PC/104 com- puters, ultracapacitors for starting the engines, and fault-tolerant redundant design.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III
Editors	Ian S. McLean, Suzanne K. Ramsay, Hideki Takami
Place of Publication	Bellingham, WA
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
Volume	7735, Part One of Four Parts
ISBN (Print)	9780819482259
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857853
Publication status	Published - Jul 2010
Event	Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 27 Jun 2010 → 2 Jul 2010

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Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	27/06/10 → 2/07/10

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Ashley, M. C. B., Bonner, C. S., Everett, J. R., Lawrence, J. S., Luong-Van, D., McDaid, S., McLaren, C., & Storey, J. W. V. (2010). Future development of the PLATO observatory for Antarctic science. In I. S. McLean, S. K. Ramsay, & H. Takami (Eds.), Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III (Vol. 7735, Part One of Four Parts, pp. 1-6). Article 773540 SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857853

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Ashley, MCB, Bonner, CS, Everett, JR, Lawrence, JS, Luong-Van, D, McDaid, S, McLaren, C & Storey, JWV 2010, Future development of the PLATO observatory for Antarctic science. in IS McLean, SK Ramsay & H Takami (eds), Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III. vol. 7735, Part One of Four Parts, 773540, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, pp. 1-6, Ground-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III, San Diego, CA, United States, 27/06/10. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857853

Future development of the PLATO observatory for Antarctic science. / Ashley, Michael C B; Bonner, Colin S.; Everett, Jon R. et al.
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