Mr. Petr Kubánek Profile

Petr Kubánek

Senior Software Engineer at Vera C Rubin Observatory

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Area of Expertise:

autonomouse observatories , robotic telescopes , rts2 , active mirrror control , FPGA

Publications (23)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Simonyi Survey Telescope M1M3 control system

Petr Kubánek, Doug Neill, Te-Wei Tsai, Dave Mills, Tiago Ribeiro, Felipe Daruich, Oliver Wiecha

Proceedings Volume 12189, 121890H (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629784

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Field programmable gate arrays, LabVIEW, Telescopes, Control systems, Observatories, Human-machine interfaces, Control systems design, Telecommunications, Actuators, Borosilicate glass

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster

The Dutch Rubin Enhanced Atmospheric Monitor - DREAM

Remko Stuik, Sjoerd Timmer, Henk Hoekstra, Patrick Ingraham, Wouter Van Reeven, Tiago Ribeiro, Paul Vreeswijk, Steven Bloemen, Koen Kuijken, Petr Kubanek

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121848H (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629329

KEYWORDS: Clouds, Calibration, Stars, Lanthanum, Image processing, Transparency, Telescopes, Observatories, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Image transmission

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Reshaping the user experience at the Large Binocular Telescope Observatory (LBTO)

Michelle Edwards, Doug Summers, Joseph Astier, Igor Suarez Sola, Petr Kubánek, Christian Veillet, Jennifer Power, Andrew Cardwell, Shane Walsh

Proceedings Volume 10704, 107041H (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313678

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Software development, Visualization

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Paper

Development of the Arizona Robotic Telescope Network

Benjamin Weiner, David Sand, Paul Gabor, Chris Johnson, Scott Swindell, Petr Kubánek, Victor Gasho, Taras Golota, Buell Jannuzi, Peter Milne, Nathan Smith, Dennis Zaritsky

Proceedings Volume 10704, 107042H (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314265

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Control systems, Safety, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Telescope instrument control software

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

Status, upgrades, and advances of RTS2: the open source astronomical observatory manager

Petr Kubánek

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99132U (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232555

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Control systems, Astronomy, Robotics, Cameras, Databases, Satellites, Planets, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 12 August 2014 Paper

Electro-optical testing of fully depleted CCD image sensors for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope camera

Peter Doherty, Pierre Antilogus, Pierre Astier, James Chiang, D. Kirk Gilmore, Augustin Guyonnet, Dajun Huang, Heather Kelly, Ivan Kotov, Petr Kubanek, Andrei Nomerotski, Paul O’Connor, Andrew Rasmussen, Vincent Riot, Christopher Stubbs, Peter Takacs, J. Anthony Tyson, Kurt Vetter

Proceedings Volume 9154, 915418 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056733

KEYWORDS: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, CCD image sensors, Image sensors, Silicon, Prototyping, Clocks, Point spread functions, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 7 August 2014 Paper

Turning a remotely controllable observatory into a fully autonomous system

Scott Swindell, Chris Johnson, Paul Gabor, Grzegorz Zareba, Petr Kubánek, Michael Prouza

Proceedings Volume 9149, 914921 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062887

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Cameras, Space telescopes, Control systems, Sensors, Failure analysis, Sun, Domes, Safety

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2014 Open Access

The first SPIE software Hack Day

S. Kendrew, C. Deen, N. Radziwill, S. Crawford, J. Gilbert, M. Gully-Santiago, P. Kubánek

Proceedings Volume 9152, 915202 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2075357

KEYWORDS: Astronomy, Observatories, Visualization, Telescopes, Databases, Astronomical telescopes, Stellar astronomy, Physics, Roads, Software development

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2014 Paper

X-ray analysis of fully depleted CCDs with small pixel size

I. Kotov, J. Haupt, P. Kubánek, P. O'Connor, P. Takacs

Proceedings Volume 9154, 91540H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054122

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Charge-coupled devices, Statistical analysis, Manganese, Silicon, Sensors, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Calibration, Shape analysis, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

Charge diffusion measurement in fully depleted CCD using 55Fe X-rays

I. Kotov, A. Kotov, J. Frank, P. Kubanek, P. O'Connor, V. Radeka, P. Takacs

Proceedings Volume 8453, 84531B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.921327

KEYWORDS: Diffusion, X-rays, Point spread functions, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Prototyping, Silicon, CCD image sensors, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

Software solution for autonomous observations with H2RG detectors and SIDECAR ASICs for the RATIR camera

Christopher Klein, Petr Kubánek, Nathaniel Butler, Ori Fox, Alexander Kutyrev, David Rapchun, Joshua Bloom, Alejandro Farah, Neil Gehrels, Leonid Georgiev, J. Jesús González, William Lee, Gennadiy Lotkin, Samuel Moseley, J. Xavier Prochaska, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, Michael Richer, Frederick Robinson, Carlos Román-Zúñiga, Mathew Samuel, Leroy Sparr, Corey Tucker, Alan Watson

Proceedings Volume 8453, 84532S (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925817

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Telescopes, Computing systems, Software development, Control systems, Interfaces, Infrared detectors, Human-machine interfaces, Infrared cameras

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Use of RTS2 for LSST multiple channel CCD characterisation

Petr Kubánek, Michael Prouza, Ivan Kotov, Paul O'Connor, Peter Doherty, James Frank

Proceedings Volume 8451, 84512T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926929

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Observatories, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Sensors, Telescopes, Prototyping, Cameras, Image processing, CCD cameras, Projection systems

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

RTS2: meta-queues scheduling and its realisation for FLWO 1.2m telescope

Petr Kubánek, Emilio Falco, Martin Jelínek, Michael Prouza, Jan Štrobl, Martin Fuchs, Javier Gorosabel

Proceedings Volume 8448, 844811 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926839

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Software development, Detection and tracking algorithms, Human-machine interfaces, Control systems, Space telescopes, Databases, Electroluminescence, Genetic algorithms

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

Operating a global network of autonomous observatories

Petr Kubánek, Alberto Castro-Tirado, Antonio de Ugarte Postigo, Ronan Cunniffe, Michael Prouza, Jan Štrobl, Hendrik van Heerden, Javier Gorosabel, René Hudec, Phil Yock, William Allen, Ian Bond, Grant Christie, Sergei Guziy, Lorraine Hanlon, Martin Jelínek, Seamus Meehan, Cyril Polášek, Victor Reglero, Primo Vitale

Proceedings Volume 7740, 77400U (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857222

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Computing systems, Sensors, Domes, C++, Control systems, Charge-coupled devices, Photonic integrated circuits, Robotics

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

Software for automated testing and characterization of CCDs for Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)

Michael Prouza, Petr Kubánek, Paul O'Connor, Ivan Kotov, James Frank, Pierre Antilogus

Proceedings Volume 7740, 77403N (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857340

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, CCD image sensors, Sensors, CCD cameras, Observatories, Point spread functions, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

Design of modular C++ observatory control system: from observatories to laboratories and back

Petr Kubánek, Michael Prouza, Ronan Cunniffe, Markus Wildi, Jan Štrobl, Ivan Kotov, Paul O'Connor, Martin Jelínek, Antonio de Ugarte Postigo

Proceedings Volume 7740, 77401V (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857258

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Space telescopes, Control systems design, C++, CCD image sensors, Image processing, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

OCTOCAM: a fast multichannel imager and spectrograph for the 10.4m GTC

Antonio de Ugarte Postigo, Javier Gorosabel, Paolo Spanò, Marco Riva, Ovidio Rabaza, Vincenzo De Caprio, Ronan Cunniffe, Petr Kubánek, Alberto Riva, Martin Jelinek, Michael Andersen, Alberto Castro-Tirado, Filippo Zerbi, Alberto Fernández-Soto

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77351F (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856912

KEYWORDS: Imaging spectroscopy, Ultraviolet radiation, Sensors, Mirrors, Cameras, Spectroscopes, Near infrared, Imaging systems, Spectrographs, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 3 July 2010 Paper

Study of pixel area variations in fully depleted thick CCD

I. Kotov, A. Kotov, J. Frank, P. Kubanek, M. Prouza, P. O'Connor, V. Radeka, P. Takacs

Proceedings Volume 7742, 774206 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856519

KEYWORDS: Diffusion, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Quantum efficiency, Photons, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Data modeling, Boxcar filters, Doping, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2008 Paper

The RTS2 protocol

Petr Kubánek, Martin Jelínek, John French, Michal Prouza, Stanislav Vítek, Alberto Castro-Tirado, Victor Reglero

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70192S (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788623

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Binary data, Cameras, Image processing, Telecommunications, Control systems, Optical filters, Software development, Robotics

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

Installation and first light of the BOOTES-IR near-IR camera

R. Cunniffe, A. Castro-Tirado, P. Kubánek, M. Jelínek, S. Vítek, J. Gorosabel, A. de Ugarte Postigo, A. Riva, F. Zerbi, A. Claret, C. Sánchez-Fernández

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70191H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789774

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Space telescopes, Infrared cameras, Optical instrument design, Observatories, Infrared telescopes, Optical filters, Imaging systems, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

A very sensitive all-sky CCD camera for continuous recording of the night sky

Alberto Castro-Tirado, Martin Jelínek, Stanislav Vítek, Petr Kubánek, Josep Trigo-Rodríguez, Antonio de Ugarte Postigo, Tomas Mateo Sanguino, Igor Gomboš

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70191V (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789361

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Astronomy, Gamma radiation, CCD cameras, Observatories, Prototyping, Clouds, Sensors, Stars, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2006 Paper

BOOTES-IR: a robotic nIR astronomical observatory devoted to follow-up of transient phenomena

A. Castro-Tirado, R. Cunniffe, A. de Ugarte Postigo, M. Jelínek, S. Vitek, P. Kubánek, J. Gorosabel, S. Castillo Carrión, T. Mateo Sanguino, A. Riva, P. Conconi, V. di Caprio, F. Zerbi, P. Amado, C. Cárdenas, A. Claret, S. Guziy, S. Martín-Ruiz, M. Sánchez, P. García Teodoro, J. Castro Cerón, J. Díaz Verdejo, R. Hudec, J. López Soler, J. Berná Galiano, J. Casares, J. Fabregat, P. Páta, C. Sánchez Fernández, M. Sabau-Graziati, J. Trigo-Rodríguez, F. Vitali

Proceedings Volume 6267, 62670I (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671579

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Telescopes, Observatories, Optical filters, Astronomy, Robotics, Space telescopes, Sensors, Control systems, Stars

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