Mr. Dusty L. Clark Profile

Dusty L. Clark

Senior Staff Engineer at Naeglin Rim Services LLC

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

Software framework for the upcoming MMT Observatory primary mirror re-aluminization

J. Duane Gibson, Dusty Clark, Dallan Porter

Proceedings Volume 9152, 91521K (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054778

KEYWORDS: Process control, Mirrors, Software frameworks, Data acquisition, Human-machine interfaces, Databases, Data modeling, Aluminum, Observatories, Data storage

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

Upgrading the MMT primary mirror actuator test stand: a unique vehicle for evaluating EtherCAT as a future I/O standard for systems

Dusty Clark, Skip Schaller

Proceedings Volume 8444, 84445P (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925452

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Calibration, Data acquisition, Electronics, Human-machine interfaces, Observatories, Software development, Databases, Multiplexers

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

MMT nightly tracking logs: a web-enabled database for continuous evaluation of tracking performance

D. Clark, J. Gibson, D. Porter, T. Trebisky

Proceedings Volume 8444, 84445Q (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925468

KEYWORDS: Databases, Error analysis, Telescopes, Servomechanisms, Human-machine interfaces, Observatories, Data processing, Automatic tracking, Data archive systems, Environmental sensing

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

An updated T-series thermocouple measurement system for high-accuracy temperature measurements of the MMT primary mirror

D. Clark, J. Gibson

Proceedings Volume 8444, 844433 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925459

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Temperature metrology, Databases, Calibration, Connectors, Electronics, Telescopes, Polishing, Control systems, Epoxies

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2008 Paper

A nonlinear disturbance-decoupled elevation axis controller for the Multiple Mirror Telescope

Dusty Clark, Tom Trebisky, Keith Powell

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70192J (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.793287

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Simulink, Computer programming, Control systems, Servomechanisms, Amplifiers, Optical instrument design, System identification, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

In situ aluminization of the MMT 6.5m primary mirror

D. Clark, W. Kindred, J. Williams

Proceedings Volume 6273, 627305 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672492

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Aluminum, Coating, Reflectivity, Head, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Scattering, Power supplies, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

The new MMT

Dan Blanco, Michael Alegria, Shawn Callahan, Dusty Clark, Brian Comisso, Craig Foltz, J. Gibson, Carol Heller, Ron James, Bill Kindred, Steve King, Cory Knop, Howard Lester, John McAfee, Alejandra Milone, Ricardo Ortiz, Timothy Pickering, Phil Ritz, Barbara Russ, Gary Schmidt, Dennis Smith, Peter Spencer, Tom Trebisky, Ken Van Horn, Steven West, Court Wainwright, Grant Williams, J. Williams

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551963

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Adaptive optics, Polishing, Observatories, Space telescopes, Cameras, Wavefront sensors, Control systems

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