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Flores-Meza, R.; Lara, G.; Sánchez, B.; Espejo, C.; Keiman, C.; Garcés, J.; Cuevas, S.; Díaz, J. J.
Bibliographical reference
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9913, id. 99134K 15 pp. (2016).
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2016
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Description
FRIDA will be a near infrared imager and integral field spectrograph
covering the wavelength range from 0.9 to 2.5 microns. FRIDA will work
in two observing modes: direct imaging and integral field spectroscopy.
This paper presents the main structure of the FRIDA mechanisms control
system. In order to comply with a high level of re-configurability FRIDA
will comprise eight cryogenic mechanisms and one room temperature
mechanism. Most of these mechanisms require high positioning
repeatability to ensure FRIDA fulfills with high astronomical
specifications. In order to set up the mechanisms positioning control
parameters a set of programs have been developed to perform several
tests of mechanisms in both room and cryogenic environments. The
embedded control software for most of the FRIDA mechanisms has been
developed. A description of some mechanisms tests and the software used
for this purpose are presented.