GROUNDWINDS BUILDING CONTROLS
Project Description
Groundwinds is a ground-based Lidar system used to measure tropospheric and lower stratospheric winds. Process Results provided planning, design, installation and startup of controls for auxiliary instrument and building utilities. The facility featured a Programmable Logic Controller with a graphical computer interface. The interface integrated instrument power controls, laser tuning interface, laser shutter operation, video surveillance system, dome rotation, telescope rotation and dome shutter operation.
Scope of Work
- Electrical Power Distribution and Operation
- Networking and Signal Distribution
- Dome Rotation and Shutter Operation
- Telescope Rotation
- Laser Tuning Interface
Engineering Services
- Panel Design and Specifications
- Operator Interface Design
- Video Surveillance Integration
- Laser Operation Integration
- Programming and Documentation
- Checkout and Startup
