Mr. Andy W. Clements Profile

Andy W. Clements

at Vera C. Rubin Observatory

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Publications (11)

Proceedings Article | 11 September 2024 Presentation + Paper

The Vera C. Rubin's M2 support system integration and verification at the TMA

Gabriele Rodeghiero, Luca Rosignoli, Rodolfo Canestrari, Enrico Giro, Pablo Zorzi, Te-Wei Tsai, Holger Drass, Yijung Kang, Roberto Tighe, Doug Neil, Franco Colleoni, Felipe Daruich, Mostafa Lutfi, Guillem Megias Homar, Bruno Quint, Tiago Ribeiro, Austin Roberts, Jacques Sebag, Brian Stalder, Kevin Siruno, Malhar Sonaniskar, Kevin Fanning, Peter Ferguson, Petr Kubánek, Sandrine Thomas, Chuck Claver, Andy Clemens, Kevin Reil, Freddy Muñoz Arancibia, John Andrew, Ian Ordenez Jimenez, Robinson Godoy, Mario Rivera, HyeYun Park, David Sanmartim, Paulina Venegas, Karla Aubel, Alysha Shugart, Massimo Brescia, David Cabrera, David Jimenez, Carlos Morales, Angelo Fausti, Chuck Gessner, Russel Owen

Proceedings Volume 13094, 130942D (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019210

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Telescopes, Glasses, Safety, Observatories, Control systems, Baffles, Cameras, Interfaces

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The M2 secondary mirror of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, scheduled to be commissioned on-sky in 2024, will be the first active secondary mirror of 3.5m diameter in operation. Its substantial dimensions and advanced functionalities place it in league with the secondary mirrors of the upcoming 30m class telescopes. Characterizing its performance serves as a critical step towards comprehending and controlling the optics of the next generation of Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs). This study focuses on testing and validating the M2 cell in the Observatory’s integration hall and at the Telescope Mount Assembly (TMA). We also report on the integration steps of the M2 cell onto the TMA itself, including installing the light baffle. During the testing campaign, the M2 cell is equipped with an aluminum mirror surrogate for safety reasons regarding the glass mirror. To ensure integrity when the thin glass mirror (10cm) is installed onto the telescope, the M2 support system must be actively controlled during any M2 cell movement. This prompted the development of a dedicated control system to enable closed loop mode for transporting the M2 cell with the glass mirror from the integration hall to the telescope. The tests in the integration hall were conducted with the M2 cell mounted on a rotating cart, allowing different orientations with respect to gravity as it will experience on the telescope. Upon reaching the telescope, static and dynamic tests are conducted at progressively higher telescope performance, increasing slewing speed, acceleration, and jerk. A significant novelty introduced by Rubin to astronomical instrumentation is the Verification & Validation architecture as part of the model-based Systems Engineering approach where requirements, test procedures and executions are merged into an interlaced and dynamic flow. This report presents the experimental results from the distinct test campaigns covering a wide range of M2 cell functionalities. These include characterization of actuator behavior in terms of maximum stroke and force limits, evaluation of closed-loop (active) and open-loop (passive) support system operation for the M2, system settling time and Force Balance response to different slewing speeds of the telescope.

Proceedings Article | 11 September 2024 Presentation + Paper

Rubin Observatory Simonyi Survey Telescope integrated mount performance

Brian Stalder, Freddy Munoz, Christian Aguilar, Claudio Araya, Karla Aubel, Jeffrey Barr, Anthony Borstad, Charles Claver, Andy Clements, Julio Constanzo, Giovanni Corvetto, Eric Coughlin, Felipe Daruich, Erik Dennihy, Holger Drass, Johnny Esteves, Juan Fábrega, Kevin Fanning, Peter Ferguson, Manuelangel Garcia Fernandez, Miguel Fernandez, Pelayo Fernandez Lobon, Merlin Fisher-Levine, Samuel Bellver Gamundi, Julen Garcia, Ivan Gonzalez, Ronald Harris, Hernan Herrera, Joshua Hoblitt, Alberto Izpizua, David Jimenez Mejias, Brian Johnson, Yijung Kang, Kshitija Kelkar, Craig Lage, Juan Lopez Toro, Guido Maulen, David Mills, Neill Mills, Doug Neill, Oscar Nunez, Ian Ordenes, Juan Orellana, HyeYun Park, Bruno Quint, Kevin Reil, Heinrich Reinking, Michael Reuter, Tiago Ribeiro, Rodrigo Rojas, Sandra Romero, Francisco Manuel Romero Casas, David Sanmartim, Clare Saunders, Bill Schoening, Jacques Sebag, Eduardo Serrano, Adrian Shestakov, Alysha Shugart, Christian Silva, Kevin Siruno, Ioana Sotuela, Anthony Tache, Diego Tapia, Sandrine Thomas, Roberto Tighe, Te-Wei Tsai, Elana Urbach, Luis Vergara, Christopher Walter

Proceedings Volume 13094, 1309409 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019266

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2024 Poster + Paper

Rubin Observatory primary tertiary mirror cell assembly: final integration and commissioning

Felipe Daruich, Christian Aguilar, John Andrew, Claudio Araya, Karla Aubel, Dominique Boutigny, Erich Bugueno, Andy Clements, Franco Colleoni, Ken Daugherty, Peter Ferguson, Miguel Fernández, Manuel García, Robinson Godoy, Ron Harris, Andrea Jeremie, Brian Johnson, Yijung Kang, Petr Kubanek, Juan Lopez, Robert Lopez, Douglas Neill, Freddy Munoz, Ian Ordenes, HyeYun Park, Eddie Pineiro, Bruno Quint, Mario Rascon, Tom Reeve, Tiago Ribeiro, Mario Rivera, Felipe Rodrigues, Rodrigo Rojas, David Sanmartim, Jacques Sebag, Troy Shannon, Malhar Sonaniskar, Ioana Sotuela, Brian Stalder, Roberto Tighe, Sandrine Thomas, Jeff Urban, Tomislav Vucina, Stuart Weinberger, David Zeller

Proceedings Volume 13094, 1309451 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3036881

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Control systems, Glasses, Actuators, Telescopes, Coating, Observatories, Nozzles, Temperature control, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2024 Paper

Rubin Observatory technical challenges and resolutions

Jacques Sebag, Douglas Neill, Christian Aguilar, John Andrew, Claudio Araya, Jeffrey Barr, Rodolfo Canestrari, Andy Clements, Franco Colleoni, Julio Constanzo, Felipe Daruich, Holger Drass, Juan Fábrega, Enrico Giro, Robinson Godoy, Hernan Herrera, David Jimenez Mejias, Victor Krabbendam, Petr Kubanek, Craig Lage, Juan Lopez, Luis Matemala, Guido Maulen, Gonzalo Meneses, Dave Mills, Freddy Munoz, Oscar Nunez, Ian Ordenes, Juan Orellana, Roberto Olivares, Maria Fernanda Parra, Claudio Pasten, Bruno Quint, Jose Miguel Quintero, Mario Rivera, Gabriele Rodeghiero, Luca Rosignoli, Rodrigo Rojas, Sandra Romero, Edgard Sepulveda, Eduardo Serrano, Cristian Silva, Brian Stalder, Diego Tapia, Sandrine Thomas, Roberto Tighe, Te-Wei Tsai, Luis Vergara, Tomislav Vucina, Pablo Zorzi

Proceedings Volume 13100, 131004Z (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018152

KEYWORDS: Laser tracking, Telescopes, Mirrors, Cameras, Observatories, Capacitors, Control systems, Mirror surfaces, Coating, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2024 Presentation + Paper

Replacing DDS with Apache Kafka as middleware technology for the Rubin Observatory control system

Tiago Ribeiro, Russell Owen, David Mills, Michael Reuter, Andy Clements, William O'Mullane

Proceedings Volume 13101, 1310118 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020002

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Control systems, Distributed computing, Telecommunications, Telescopes, Reliability, Java, Control systems design, Visualization

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Rubin Observatory Simonyi Survey Telescope status overview

Sandrine Thomas, Jeffrey Barr, Shawn Callahan, Andy Clements, Felipe Daruich, Juan Fábrega, Patrick Ingraham, Freddy Muñoz, Douglas Neill, Tiago Ribeiro, Jacques Sebag, Eduardo Serrano, Brian Stalder, Roberto Tighe, Tomislav Vucina, Andrew Connolly, J. Bryce Kalmbach, Chris Suberlak, Te-Wei Tsai

Proceedings Volume 12182, 121820W (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630226

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Mirrors, Observatories, Coating, Cameras, Domes, Image processing, Sensors, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Paper

Vera C. Rubin Observatory auxiliary telescope commissioning as a control system pathfinder

Patrick Ingraham, Andy Clements, Tiago Ribeiro, Michael Reuter, Merlin Fisher-Levine, Joshua Hoblitt, Robert Lupton, Sandrine Thomas, Christopher Stubbs, Kirk Arndt, Nick Callahan, Charles Claver, Franco Colleoni, Luis Corral, Peter Doherty, Frossie Economou, Angel Fausti Neto, Tim Jenness, Htut Khine, K. Simon Krughoff, Nicholas Mondrik, Felipe Menanteau, David Mills, William O'Mullane, Kevin Reil, Mario Rivera, Brian Stalder, Jacques Sebag, Ian Shipsey, Roberto Tighe, Adam Thornton, Andres Villalobos, Oliver Wiecha

Proceedings Volume 11452, 114520U (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561112

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Control systems, Observatories, Lanthanum, Computer architecture, Software development

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Rubin Observatory primary tertiary mirror cell assembly: integration and functional testing

Felipe Daruich, Douglas Neill, Edward Hileman, Christian Aguilar, Constanza Araujo, Claudio Araya, Michael Booth, Andy Clements, Franco Colleoni, Christopher Contaxis, Eric Coughlin, Ron Harris, Brian Johnson, Garry Knight, Juan Lopez, Neill Mills, Dave Mills, Gary Muller, Freddy Munoz, Ian Ordenes, Jacques Sebag, Edward Stover, Sandrine Thomas, Jeff Urban, Tomislav Vucina, Oliver Wiecha, Bo Xin

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114454B (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561670

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Telescopes, Actuators, Optical instrument design, Mirror structures, Metrology, Sensors, Integration, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Vera C. Rubin Observatory: telescope and site status

Sandrine Thomas, Jeffrey Barr, Shawn Callahan, Andy Clements, Felipe Daruich, Juan Fabrega, Patrick Ingraham, William Gressler, Freddy Munoz, Doug Neill, Tiago Ribeiro, Jacques Sebag, Eduardo Serrano, Brian Stalder, Roberto Tighe, Tomislav Vucina, Bo Xin

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114450I (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561581

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Mirrors, Interferometry, Metrology, Silver, Aluminum, Coating, Calibration, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

LSST hardpoints final design, fabrication, and test

Michael Booth, Andy Clements, Brian Johnson

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107003S (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312671

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Mirrors, Actuators, Prototyping, Telescopes, Custom fabrication, Sensors, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

LSST primary/tertiary mirror cell assembly integration

Constanza Araujo-Hauck, Michael Booth, Christopher Contaxis, Andy Clements, Felipe Daruich, Ed Hileman, Brian Johnson, Neill Mills, Gary Muller, Ed Stover, Michael Warner, Oliver Wiecha, Douglas Neill, William Gressler

Proceedings Volume 10700, 1070035 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312231

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Control systems, Telescopes, Optical fabrication, Sensors, Coating

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