SOFTWARE AND ELECTRONIC DEVELOPMENTS FOR TUG-T60 ROBOTIC TELESCOPE

Parmaksizoglu M., Dindar M., Kirbiyik H., HELHEL S.

3rd Workshop on Robotic Autonomous Observatories, Torremolinos, İspanya, 7 - 11 Ekim 2013, cilt.45, ss.24-25 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 45
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Torremolinos
  • Basıldığı Ülke: İspanya
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.24-25
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: telescopes, instrumentation: miscellaneous
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A robotic telescope is a telescope that can make observations without hands-on human control. Its low level behavior is automatic and computer-controlled. Robotic telescopes usually run under the control of a scheduler, which provides high-level control by selecting astronomical targets for observation. TUBITAK(2) National Observatory (TUG) T60 Robotic Telescope is controlled by open source OCAAS software, formally named TALON. This study introduces the improvements on TALON software, new electronic and mechanic designs. The designs and software improvements were implemented in the T60 telescope control software and tested on the real system successfully.