Bibcode
Flores-Meza, R.; Cuevas, S.; Díaz, J. J.; Espejo, C.; Keiman, C.; Lara, G.; Sánchez, B.; Uribe, J.
Bibliographical reference
Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy II. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8451, id. 84513H-84513H-15 (2012).
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2012
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Description
FRIDA will be a common-user near infrared imager and integral field
spectrograph covering the wavelength range from 0.9 to 2.5 microns.
Primary observing modes driven the instrument design are two: direct
imaging and integral field spectroscopy. FRIDA will be installed at the
Nasmyth-B platform of the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) behind the GTC
Adaptive Optics (GTCAO) system. Instrument will use diffraction-limited
optics to avoid degrading the high Strehl ratios derived by the GTCAO
system in the near infrared. High-performance astronomical instruments
with a high reconfiguration degree as FRIDA, not only depends on optical
and mechanical efficient designs but also on the good quality of its
electronics and control systems design. In fact, astronomical
instruments operating performance on telescope greatly relies on
electronics and control system. This paper describes the main design
topics for the FRIDA electronics and mechanisms control system, pointing
on the development that these areas have reached on the project status.
FRIDA Critical Design Review (CDR) was held on September 2011.