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Te-Wei Tsai

Te-Wei Tsai

Senior Software Engineer
Monday, November 14, 2016
last name: 
Tsai

I mainly work on the active optics control (AOS) system of main telescope. I designed the software architecture to decouple the control, simulation, and algorithm parts, and this allows each component can be developed independently. The algorithms of image processing and wavefront estimation can be developed and experimented on the PhoSim simulator without the consideration of telescope control. The control system does not need to consider the status of algorithm development as well. This improves the development efficiency of AOS greatly.

In additional to this, I also maintain and extend the functionality of control software of M2 mirror, hexapod, and rotator. I supported the system engineers and scientists to do the initial re-verification of above components at the Dec. 2019 and Feb. 2020. This gave us the initial idea of components's status and direction of following improvement.

I enjoy the jogging, swimming, and reading everyday. But what I like mostly is to be with my family and pet.

Trabajo principalmente en el sistema de control de óptica activa (AOS) del telescopio principal. Diseñé la arquitectura del software para desacoplar las partes de control, simulación y algoritmo, y esto permite que cada componente se pueda desarrollar de forma independiente. Los algoritmos de procesamiento de imágenes y estimación de frente de onda se pueden desarrollar y experimentar en el simulador PhoSim sin considerar el control del telescopio. El sistema de control tampoco necesita considerar el estado del desarrollo del algoritmo. Esto mejora enormemente la eficiencia de desarrollo de AOS.

Además de esto, también mantengo y amplío la funcionalidad del software de control del espejo M2, hexápodo y rotador. Apoyé a los ingenieros y científicos del sistema para que hicieran la verificación inicial de los componentes anteriores en diciembre de 2019 y febrero de 2020. Esto nos dio la idea inicial del estado de los componentes y la dirección de la siguiente mejora.

Disfruto trotar, nadar y leer todos los días. Pero lo que más me gusta es estar con mi familia y mi mascota.

Financial support for Rubin Observatory comes from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through Cooperative Agreement No. 1258333, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under Contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515, and private funding raised by the LSST Corporation. The NSF-funded Rubin Observatory Project Office for construction was established as an operating center under management of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA).  The DOE-funded effort to build the Rubin Observatory LSST Camera (LSSTCam) is managed by the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC).
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 to promote the progress of science. NSF supports basic research and people to create knowledge that transforms the future.
NSF and DOE will continue to support Rubin Observatory in its Operations phase. They will also provide support for scientific research with LSST data.   




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