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The Industrialization of Astronomical Instrumentation: An Industrial Systems and Process Engineering Perspective

Brandon, Christopher
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Pogge, Richard W.
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Derwent, Mark A.
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January 1, 2020
Modeling, Systems Engineering, And Project Management For Astronomy Ix
Conference on Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy IX

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey V (SDSS-V) is an all-sky spectroscopic survey of > 6 million objects, designed to decode the history of the Milky Way, reveal the inner workings of stars, investigate the origin of solar systems, and track the growth of supermassive black holes across the Universe. Collaboratively, organizations across both academia and industry have partnered to overcome technical challenges and execute operational directives associated with commissioning the various mechanical, electrical, and software subsystems of SDSS-V. While this type of collaboration is not unique, the scale and complexity of next generation astronomical instruments is an emerging challenge that requires industrial systems and process engineering practices at a quasi-industrial scale. Driven by the success of multiplexed spectroscopic surveys, instrumentation is evolving to include systems with hundreds to thousands of components and sub-assemblies procured or produced from various sources. This trend requires the adoption of new and existing processes and best practices in the design, integration, and test of next generation astronomical instruments. The following discussion outlines those industrial systems and process engineering processes, methods, and practices, currently in the operational phase, for the design, integration, and test of the SDSS-V Focal Plane System (FPS). An emphasis is placed on processes, methods, and practices related to coordination of multiple contract manufacturing vendors and operational execution of small batch manufacturing.

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conference paper
DOI
10.1117/12.2562964
Web of Science ID

WOS:000664604600030

Author(s)
Brandon, Christopher
Pogge, Richard W.
Derwent, Mark A.
O'Brien, Thomas P.
Jurgenson, Colby A.
Pappalardo, Daniel
Engelman, Michael
Brady, Julia
Shover, Jon
Mason, Jerry
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Date Issued

2020-01-01

Publisher

SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING

Publisher place

Bellingham

Published in
Modeling, Systems Engineering, And Project Management For Astronomy Ix
ISBN of the book

978-1-5106-3688-0

Series title/Series vol.

Proceedings of SPIE

Volume

11450

Start page

1145022

Subjects

Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Instruments & Instrumentation

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Optics

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Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Instruments & Instrumentation

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Optics

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sdss

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massively multiplexed spectroscopy

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systems engineering

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robotic fiber positioners

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REVIEWED

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Conference on Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy IX

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Dec 14-22, 2020

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July 17, 2021
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