APOLLO To Do List
This list is in no particular order, and I will be adding links as time permits to describe the nature and requirements of each of the tasks. The goal is to have APOLLO-ites scan the list and pick out things they're interested in working on, so that they can be self-paced and productive. D&B means "design and build".
Task Description | Task Type | Location | Undergrad-Suitable? | Status |
D&B quaternary mirror mount | Mech | - | - | Done; install May 2005 |
D&B laser window | Opt, Mech | - | - | Done; install May 2005 |
D&B actuated laser shutter | Elec, Mech | - | - | Done; install May 2005 |
Design T/R mirror | Opt | UCSD | - | Done; sitting at UCSD |
D&B wedge blocks for mirrors | Mech | UCSD | Y | Done; install May 2005 |
Acquire Lenslet Array and Modify/Mount | Opt | UCSD | - | Inactive |
D&B receiver tube | Opt, Mech | UCSD | - | Done; install May 2005 |
D&B baffle structures | Mech | UCSD | - | Active, test fit May 2005 |
D&B motor drive & support | Mech | UCSD | - | 95% done, install June 2005 |
D&B CCD mount & lens mount/focus | Opt, Mech | UCSD | - | Started at UCSD |
Acquire 1.5-inch lens mount and modify | Mech | UCSD | Y | Done; install May 2005 |
Design corner-cube mounts | Mech | - | ? | Done; install June 2005 |
Develop corner-cube polarization prediction | Comp | UCSD | ? | Never done |
24-channel RTD board | Elec | - | - | Done; install TBD |
New Booster Board | Elec | UCSD | - | Not started |
Flow sensor electronics | Elec | Harvard | - | Done; 1/2 installed |
Pulse-energy electronics | Elec | Harvard | - | Active at Harvard |
Variable Attenuator | Opt, Elec | Harvard | - | Done; install May 2005 |
Power relay control | Elec | UW | - | Done; install May 2005 |
Lunar prediction software | Comp | UCSD | ? | Done |
Master ranging program (C) | Comp | UCSD, UW | - | Active at UCSD |
Graphical interface software | Comp | - | - | Active at UW |
Chiller RS232 interface | Comp | - | - | Tested; library complete |
Laser RS232 interface | Comp | - | - | Tested/hacked; library in devel. |
IR camera & interlocks | Elec, Comp | UW | - | To be ordered |
Cable assembly and testing | Elec | UCSD | Y | Active at UCSD |
APD Electronics checkout | Elec, Sys | UCSD | ? | Done |
APD Crosstalk test | Elec, Sys | UCSD | ? | Done |
APD shielding effectiveness | Elec, Sys | UCSD | ? | To be tested at APO |
Diffusion models and 532 APD prediction | Comp, Theory | UCSD | ? | Not done |
Optimized lenslet/masking for APD | Comp, Theory | UCSD | ? | Not done |
Narrow-band filter selection | Opt | - | ? | In progress |
Optics procurement | Opt | UCSD | - | > 90% done |
D&B clock & CAMAC mounts | Mech | - | - | Done; installed March 2005 |
Photodiode, 9327 installation | Opt, Mech, Elec | - | ? | Partial install May 2005 |