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astro-ph.IM2022★ 197 cited
The Robotic Multi-Object Focal Plane System of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)
Joseph Harry Silber, Parker Fagrelius, Kevin Fanning +97
A system of 5,020 robotic fiber positioners was installed in 2019 on the Mayall Telescope, at Kitt Peak National Observatory. The robots automatically re-target their optical fiber…
astro-ph.IM2014★ 3 cited
Developing Micro DC-Brushless Motor Driver and Position Control for Fiber Positioners
Laurent Jenni, Philipp Hörler, Laleh Makarem +7
In the large-scale, Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), thousands of fiber positioners will be used. Those are robotic positioners, with two axis, and having the size of a…