Robotic telescope scheduling: the Liverpool Telescope experience

Stephen Fraser; Iain A. Steele

doi:10.1117/12.551380

16 September 2004 Robotic telescope scheduling: the Liverpool Telescope experience

Stephen Fraser, Iain A. Steele

Proceedings Volume 5493, Optimizing Scientific Return for Astronomy through Information Technologies; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551380
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

The Liverpool Telescope (LT) is a fully robotic 2m telescope located on La Palma in the Canary Islands. It has been in operation since July 2003 and has just started (April 2004) initial robotic operations. In this paper we describe the implementation of the heuristic dispatch scheduler, its interaction with the Robotic Control System (RCS), details of performance metrics we intend to use and present some initial results.

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Stephen Fraser and Iain A. Steele "Robotic telescope scheduling: the Liverpool Telescope experience", Proc. SPIE 5493, Optimizing Scientific Return for Astronomy through Information Technologies, (16 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551380

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