Mr. Bruce C. Fitz-Patrick Profile

Bruce C. Fitz-Patrick

Senior Opto-mechanical Engineer

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Publications (11)

Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Control and support of 4-meter class secondary and tertiary mirrors for the Thirty Meter Telescope

Dan Blanco, Myung Cho, Larry Daggert, Phil Daly, Joe DeVries, Jonathan Elias, Bruce Fitz-Patrick, Ed Hileman, Mark Hunten, Ming Liang, Mark Nickerson, Earl Pearson, Dave Rosin, Mark Sirota, Larry Stepp

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62731A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672626

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Telescopes, Active optics, Control systems, Computer programming, Systems modeling, Adaptive optics, Monochromatic aberrations, Thirty Meter Telescope

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2000 Paper

Design and realization of ancillary control loops for the MMT adaptive optics system

George Angeli, Bruce Fitz-Patrick, Michael Lloyd-Hart

Proceedings Volume 4004, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393916

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mirrors, Telescopes, Stars, Adaptive optics, Control systems, Actuators, Cameras, Deformable mirrors, Infrared sensors

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2000 Paper

Adaptive optics for the 6.5-m MMT

Michael Lloyd-Hart, Francois Wildi, Buddy Martin, Patrick McGuire, Matthew Kenworthy, Robert Johnson, Bruce Fitz-Patrick, George Angeli, Stephen Miller, James Roger Angel

Proceedings Volume 4007, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390307

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Actuators, Wavefront sensors, Turbulence, Glasses, Prototyping, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 1999 Paper

Progress report on the optical system for closed-loop testing of the Multiple Mirror Telescope adaptive secondary mirror

Roland Sarlot, Cynthia Bresloff, James Burge, Bruce Fitz-Patrick, Patrick McGuire, Brian Stamper, Chunyu Zhao

Proceedings Volume 3779, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.368200

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Computer generated holography, Telescopes, Holograms, Interferometers, Optical design, Wavefront sensors, Optical alignment, Beam splitters, Lenses

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 1999 Paper

Construction and testing of the wavefront sensor camera for the new MMT adaptive optics system

Patrick McGuire, Troy Rhoadarmer, Michael Lloyd-Hart, J. Shelton, Michael Lesser, James Roger Angel, George Angeli, John Hughes, Bruce Fitz-Patrick, Matthew Rademacher, Skip Schaller, Matthew Kenworthy, Francois Wildi, Jeff Capara, David Ouellette

Proceedings Volume 3762, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363583

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Cameras, Wavefront sensors, Sensors, Electrons, Mirrors, Turbulence, Epoxies

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 1999 Paper

Full-system laboratory testing of the F/15 deformable secondary mirror for the new MMT adaptive optics system

Patrick McGuire, Michael Lloyd-Hart, James Roger Angel, George Angeli, Robert Johnson, Bruce Fitz-Patrick, Warren Davison, Roland Sarlot, Cynthia Bresloff, John Hughes, Stephen Miller, Skip Schaller, Francois Wildi, Matthew Kenworthy, Richard Cordova, Matthew Rademacher, Mario Rascon, James Burge, Brian Stamper, Chunyu Zhao, Piero Salinari, Ciro Del Vecchio, Armando Riccardi, Guido Brusa-Zappellini, Roberto Biasi, Mario Andrighettoni, Daniele Gallieni, Claudio Franchini, David Sandler, Todd Barrett

Proceedings Volume 3762, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363598

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Turbulence, Actuators, Cameras, Computer generated holography, Beam splitters, Wavefront sensors, Lenses, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 1998 Paper

Design of the first-generation wavefront sensor and actuator geometry for the 6.5-m MMT adaptive optical system

Troy Rhoadarmer, Patrick McGuire, Michael Lloyd-Hart, James Roger Angel, Brian Cuerden, Bruce Fitz-Patrick, David Sandler

Proceedings Volume 3353, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321715

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Telescopes, Finite element methods, Reconstruction algorithms, Stars, Signal to noise ratio, Wavefront sensors

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 1998 Paper

Adaptive secondary mirror for the 6.5-m MMT

Todd Barrett, Donald Bruns, Timothy Brinkley, David Sandler, Bruce Fitz-Patrick, James Roger Angel, Troy Rhoadarmer

Proceedings Volume 3353, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321692

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Prototyping, Sensors, Glasses, Servomechanisms, Control systems, Observatories, Electromagnetism, Manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 1998 Paper

Thermal characterization of the support plate for the 6.5-m MMT thin-shell adaptive secondary mirror

Troy Rhoadarmer, Michael Lloyd-Hart, Bruce Fitz-Patrick, Matthew Rademacher, Donald Bruns, J. Shelton

Proceedings Volume 3353, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321642

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Sensors, Mirrors, Aluminum, Electronics, Cooling systems, Telescopes, Prototyping, Adaptive optics, Surface finishing

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 1998 Paper

Adaptive secondary mirror for the 6.5-m MMT

Todd Barrett, Donald Bruns, Timothy Brinkley, David Sandler, Bruce Fitz-Patrick, Troy Rhoadarmer

Proceedings Volume 3353, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321623

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Prototyping, Sensors, Glasses, Servomechanisms, Control systems, Manufacturing, Observatories, Electromagnetism

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 1998 Paper

ARIES: Arizona infrared imager and echelle spectrograph

Donald McCarthy, James Burge, James Roger Angel, Jian Ge, Roland Sarlot, Bruce Fitz-Patrick, Joannah Hinz

Proceedings Volume 3354, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317340

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Infrared radiation, Adaptive optics, Spectroscopy, Thermography, Stars, Infrared imaging, Imaging systems, Spectrographs, Mirrors

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