@inproceedings{07a4b0bc3f4e4d97a8a61f5a81a640ca,
title = "A new modular guidance system for the Southern African Large Telescope",
abstract = "Following successful commissioning of the SALT Fiber Instrument Feed guidance system, the concept was developed further to re-design the guidance probe currently supporting observations with the Robert Stobie Spectrograph. Major advances of the new system include a compact, modular and line-replaceable design, high optical efficiency, a doubleprobe positioning system allowing both translation and rotation guidance corrections as well as closed-loop focus feedback. The mechanical and optical designs, the control system architecture and performance aspects of the system are presented. The probe's integration with the greater telescope software control system is also discussed.",
keywords = "Control systems, DDS, Design processes, Guidance system, Optical design, Real-time embedded control, SALT, Wavefront sensing",
author = "Brink, {Janus D.} and Strydom, {Ockert J.} and Hulme, {Stephen N.} and Koeslag, {Anthony R.} and Maartens, {Deneys S.} and Martin Wilkinson and Wouter Lochner and Keith Browne and Wiid, {Eben P.} and {Van Den Berg}, Raoul",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 SPIE.; Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II ; Conference date: 26-06-2016 Through 01-07-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1117/12.2231407",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Ramon Navarro and Burge, {James H.}",
booktitle = "Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II",
}