Dr. Alan Bridger Profile

Dr. Alan Bridger

at UK Astronomy Technology Ctr

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Publications (23)

Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Observatory science operations tool development for the SKA within a scaled agile framework

Pamela Klaassen, Stewart WIlliams, Mark Nicol, Valentina Alberti, Alan Bridger, Antonio Chrysostomou, Snehal Valame, Elizabeth Bartlett, Matteo Canzari, Abhijeet Deolalikar, John Lightfoot, Andrew McDermott, Viivi Pursiainen, Hélder Ribero, Jose Sabater

Proceedings Volume 11449, 114490Z (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562109

KEYWORDS: Software development, Observatories, Prototyping, Standards development, Telescopes, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Scaling agile for the Square Kilometre Array

Marco Bartolini, Ray Brederode, Alan Bridger, Daniel Espada, Ferdl Graser, Piers Harding, Maurizio Miccolis, Vivek Mohile, Ben Mort, Aristeidis Nuostos, Nick Rees, Juande Santander-Vela, Snehal Valame, Peter Wortmann, Ugur Yilmaz

Proceedings Volume 11452, 114520B (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562213

KEYWORDS: Optical instrument design, Telescopes, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

SKA telescope manager: a status update

Alan Bridger, Yashwant Gupta, Subhrojyoti Chaudhuri, Matteo Di Carlo, Gerhard Le Roux, Swaminathan Natarajan, Riccardo Smareglia, Mangesh Patil, Domingos Barbosa, Lize van den Heever, Mauro Dolci, Valentina Alberti, Ray Brederode, Joao Paulo Barraca, Dzianis Bartashevich, Miguel Bergano, Giorgio Brajnik, Matteo Canzari, Aditya Dange, Juan Carlos Guzman, Giovanna Jerse, Amruta Khanvilkar, Pamela Klaassen, Cristina Knapic, Jitendra Kodikar, Vikas Kumthekar, Dalmiro Maia, Vivek Mohile, Bruno Morgado, Snehal Nakave, Mark Nicol, Alan O'Brien, Niruj Ramanujam, Jyotin Ranpura, Steven Reed, Vinod Sathe, Nuno Silva, Paul Swart, Franco Tinarelli, Vatsal Trivedi, Lochan Babani, Snehal Valame, Sonja Vrcic, Stewart Williams, Yogesh Wadadekar

Proceedings Volume 10707, 1070703 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313649

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Control systems, Computer architecture, Astronomy, Human-machine interfaces, Data archive systems, Logic

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Paper

Challenges and solutions for the SKA TM Architectural Team (TMAT)

Matteo Di Carlo, Alan Bridger, Gerhard Le Roux, Subhajyoti Chaudhuri

Proceedings Volume 10707, 107071O (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309342

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Computer architecture, Systems engineering, Space telescopes, Software development, Software engineering, Observatories, Control systems, Astronomical telescopes, Process engineering

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

Paper

Making the most of MBSE: pragmatic model-based engineering for the SKA Telescope Manager

Gerhard Le Roux, Alan Bridger, Mike MacIntosh, Mark Nicol, Hermine Schnetler, Stewart Williams

Proceedings Volume 9911, 99112B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232983

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Astronomy, Modeling, Optical instrument design, Systems modeling, Systems engineering, Data modeling, Chemical elements, Data processing, Failure analysis

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

Paper

SKA Telescope Manager (TM): status and architecture overview

Swaminathan Natarajan, Domingos Barbosa, Joao Barraca, Alan Bridger, Subhrojyoti Choudhury, Matteo Di Carlo, Mauro Dolci, Yashwant Gupta, Juan Guzman, Lize Van den Heever, Gerhard Le Roux, Mark Nicol, Mangesh Patil, Riccardo Smareglia, Paul Swart, Roger Thompson, Sonja Vrcic, Stewart Williams

Proceedings Volume 9913, 991302 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232492

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Receivers, Data modeling, Data archive systems, Signal processing, Diagnostics, Standards development, Logic, Astronomical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

Paper

Observation management challenges of the Square Kilometre Array

Alan Bridger, Stewart Williams, Mark Nicol, Pamela Klaassen, Roger Thompson, Cristina Knapic, Giovanna Jerse, Andrea Orlati, Marco Messina, Snehal Valame

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99130Z (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232578

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Optical instrument design, Data processing, Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Observatories, Astronomy, Astronomical telescopes, Antimony, Data modeling, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

Paper

The SKA observation control system

Stewart Williams, Alan Bridger, Subhrojyoti Chaudhuri, Vatsal Trivedi

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99132L (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231770

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Control systems, Telescopes, Observatories, Radio astronomy, Interfaces, Prototyping, Astronomical telescopes, Signal processing, Astronomy, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

Paper

The cost of developing and maintain the monitoring and control software of large ground-based telescopes

Juan Carlos Guzman, Gianluca Chiozzi, Alan Bridger, Jorge Ibsen

Proceedings Volume 9152, 91521P (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055921

KEYWORDS: Software development, Telescopes, Prototyping, Astronomy, Software engineering, Space telescopes, Control systems, Software frameworks, Calibration, Operating systems

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Paper

The ALMA OT in early science: supporting multiple customers

Alan Bridger, Stewart Williams, Stewart McLay, Hiroshi Yatagai, Marcus Schilling, Andrew Biggs, Rodrigo Tobar, Rein Warmels

Proceedings Volume 8451, 84511A (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925678

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Antennas, Antimony, Calibration, Telescopes, Astronomy, Receivers, Optical correlators, Interferometry, Databases

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

Paper

Choosing a control system for CCAT

D. Terrett, Patrick Wallace, Alan Bridger, Dennis Kelly

Proceedings Volume 7740, 774028 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856371

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Telescopes, Observatories, Interfaces, Prototyping, LabVIEW, Sensors, Control systems design, Human-machine interfaces, Software development

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

Paper

The ALMA/EVLA project data model: steps toward a common project description for astronomy

Alan Bridger, Bryan Butler

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70190P (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789262

KEYWORDS: Data modeling, Observatories, Astronomy, Telescopes, Calibration, Databases, Standards development, Antimony, Java, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

Paper

Enabling technologies and constraints for software sharing in large astronomy projects

Gianluca Chiozzi, Alan Bridger, Kim Gillies, Bret Goodrich, Jimmy Johnson, Kevin McCann, German Schumacher, Stephen Wampler

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70190Y (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790419

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Astronomy, Standards development, Software development, Data modeling, Control systems, Optical instrument design, Interfaces, Astronomical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

Paper

ALMA Observing Tool

Alan Bridger, David Clarke, Nuria P. F. Lorente, Hiroshi Yatagai, Marcus Schilling, Leonardo Testi, Rein Warmels

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70190R (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789108

KEYWORDS: Antimony, Observatories, Calibration, Visualization, Astronomy, Optical correlators, Antennas, Telescopes, Interferometry, Oscillators

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

Paper

Proposal and observing preparation for ALMA

Alan Bridger, David Clarke, Alberto Chavan, Joseph Schwarz, Marcus Schilling, Leonardo Testi, Heiko Sommer

Proceedings Volume 5493, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551663

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Data modeling, Interfaces, Antimony, Telescopes, Java, Astronomy, Space telescopes, Human-machine interfaces, Synthetic apertures

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

Paper

Design status of WFCAM: a wide-field camera for the UK Infrared Telescope

David Henry, Mark Casali, David Montgomery, Keith Burch, Ken Laidlaw, Derek Ives, Andrew Vick, Alan Bridger, David Lunney, Andrew Adamson, Nicholas Rees, Tomas Chylek, Timothy Chuter

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457204

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Imaging systems, Mirrors, Infrared telescopes, Astronomy, Infrared cameras, Optical instrument design, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

Paper

UFTI: the 0.8-2.5 µm fast-track imager for the UK Infrared Telescope

Patrick Roche, Philip Lucas, Craig Mackay, Eli Ettedgui-Atad, Peter Hastings, Alan Bridger, Nicholas Rees, Sandy Leggett, Chris Davis, Alan Holmes, Tony Handford

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460987

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telescopes, Mirrors, Optical filters, Stars, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Control systems, Imaging systems, Polarimetry, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2000 Paper

Paper

Wide-field camera for the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope

David Henry, Eli Ettedgui-Atad, Mark Casali, Richard Bennett, Alan Bridger, Derek Ives, R. Rae, Timothy Hawarden

Proceedings Volume 4008, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.395449

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Cameras, Infrared telescopes, Diffraction, Astronomy, Image quality, K band, Sensors, Optical design, Staring arrays

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Proceedings Article | 16 June 2000 Paper

Paper

ORAC: a modern observing system for UKIRT

Alan Bridger, Gillian Wright, Frossie Economou, Min Tan, Malcolm Currie, David Pickup, Andrew Adamson, Nicholas Rees, Maren Purves, Russell Kackley

Proceedings Volume 4009, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.388393

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Gemini Observatory, Observatories, Data storage, Astronomy, Data acquisition, Java, Databases, Software development

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 1998 Paper

Paper

UIST: an imaging spectrometer for the UK Infrared Telescope

Suzanne Ramsay-Howat, Eli Ettedgui-Atad, Richard Bennett, Alan Bridger, Robert Content, Maureen Ellis, Peter Hastings, Mel Strachan, Robert Wall, Martyn Wells

Proceedings Volume 3354, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317272

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopes, Imaging spectroscopy, Sensors, Mirrors, Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Infrared radiation, Infrared spectroscopy, Infrared imaging, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 3 July 1998 Paper

Paper

Observing control and data reduction at the UKIRT

Alan Bridger, Frossie Economou, Gillian Wright, Malcolm Currie

Proceedings Volume 3349, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316486

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Data acquisition, Observatories, Gemini Observatory, Computing systems, Data modeling, Astronomy, Databases, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 1997 Paper

Paper

Michelle Edict midinfrared control and data acquisition system for use on UKIRT and Gemini

Joel Sylvester, Alan Bridger, David Pickup

Proceedings Volume 3112, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.278823

KEYWORDS: Data acquisition, Clocks, Control systems, Fiber optics, Gemini Observatory, Telescopes, Data acquisition boards, Interfaces, Electronics, Standards development

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 1993 Paper

Paper

CGS4 experience: two years later

Gillian Wright, C. Matt Mountain, Alan Bridger, Philip Daly, Joanne Griffin, Suzanne Ramsay-Howat

Proceedings Volume 1946, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.158706

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Data acquisition, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Infrared detectors, Galactic astronomy, Astronomy, Infrared spectroscopy, Cameras, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Volume Editor (4)

SPIE Conference Volume | 19 July 2010

Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy

SPIE Conference Volume | 11 August 2008

Advanced Software and Control for Astronomy II

SPIE Conference Volume | 27 June 2006

Advanced Software and Control for Astronomy

SPIE Conference Volume | 16 September 2004

Optimizing Scientific Return for Astronomy through Information Technologies

Conference Committee Involvement (12)

Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VII

17 July 2022 | Montréal, Québec, Canada

Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VI

14 December 2020 | Online Only, California, United States

Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VI

13 December 2020 | San Diego, California, United States

Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy V

10 June 2018 | Austin, Texas, United States

Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy IV

26 June 2016 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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