The Parkes radio telescope - 1986
Abstract
The Parkes radio telescope has been refurbished 25 years after its commisioning in 1961, with complete replacement of its drive and control systems. The new computer system distributes computing tasks among a loosely coupled network of minicomputers which communicate via full duplex serial lines. Central to the control system is the 'CLOCK' element, which relates all positioning of the telescope to absolute time and synchronizes the logging of astronomical data. Two completely independent servo loops furnish telescope positioning functions.
- Publication:
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
- Pub Date:
- 1986
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1986PASA....6..507A
- Keywords:
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- Radio Telescopes;
- Clocks;
- Control Systems Design;
- Service Life;
- Servocontrol;
- Southern Hemisphere;
- Astronomy