Systems Engineering and the extremely large telescopes
Data:
24/05/2017 - 14:00 - 15:00
Local:
IAG - Prédio Principal, Auditório 1 Systems Engineering and the extremely large telescopes
Daniel Moser Faes
IAG/USP
The development of innovative scientific instrumentation has a number of challenges, involving its design, construction and long-term operation. Astronomy is no exception. An important tool for the development of the next generation of extremely large telescopes is the System Engineering (SE).
In this seminar I will introduce what is SE, and how it is proposed for the GMT project. In more detail, I will present the application of SE to the first generation multi-object spectrograph, GMACS. And, from a broader perspective, how SE methods can assist the development of complex projects to maximize their scientific potential.