Application of systems engineering concepts in the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Observatory automation project

Sarah Gajadhar; Todd Burdullis; William Cruise; Tom Vermeulen

doi:10.1117/12.856477

4 August 2010 Application of systems engineering concepts in the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Observatory automation project

Sarah Gajadhar, Todd Burdullis, William Cruise, Tom Vermeulen

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Proceedings Volume 7738, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy IV; 773816 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856477
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In 2007, the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) undertook a project to enable the remote control of the observatory at the summit of Mauna Kea from a control room in the Headquarters building in Waimea. Instead of having two people operating the telescope and performing the observations from the summit, this project will allow one operator to remotely control the observatory and perform observations for the night. It is not possible to have one person operate from the summit, as our Two Person Rule requires at least two people for work at the summit for safety reasons. This paper will describe how systems engineering concepts have shaped the design of the project structure and execution.

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Sarah Gajadhar, Todd Burdullis, William Cruise, and Tom Vermeulen "Application of systems engineering concepts in the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Observatory automation project", Proc. SPIE 7738, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy IV, 773816 (4 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856477

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