Interface Telescope

All Superinterfaces:

Actuator<String>, AutoCloseable, Commented, ComprehensiveIdentification, Device, Identified<Identification>, Named, Sensor<Angle>, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimulatedTelescope

public interface Telescope
extends Sensor<Angle>, Actuator<String>

Interface for telescopes. A telescope is both a sensor (for observing coordinates or images) and an actuator (for slewing to specific coordinates).

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface Device

Device.Record, Device.Status

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	abort()	Aborts any ongoing slew operation.
Quantity<Angle>[]	getBottomRightFOV()	Returns the bottom-right coordinate of the current field of view.
Quantity<Angle>	getDeclination()	Returns the current Declination.
double[][]	getImage()	Captures a 2D image/intensity map from the current position.
Quantity<Angle>	getRightAscension()	Returns the current Right Ascension.
Quantity<Angle>[]	getTopLeftFOV()	Returns the top-left coordinate of the current field of view.
void	slewTo(Quantity<Angle> ra, Quantity<Angle> dec)	Slews the telescope to the given Right Ascension and Declination.
void	syncTo(Quantity<Angle> ra, Quantity<Angle> dec)	Synchronizes the telescope to the given Right Ascension and Declination.

Methods inherited from interface Actuator

send

Methods inherited from interface AutoCloseable

close

Methods inherited from interface Commented

getComments, getTrait, setComments

Methods inherited from interface ComprehensiveIdentification

getName, getTrait, getTraits, setName, setTrait

Methods inherited from interface Device

calibrate, calibrate, connect, disconnect, getAccuracy, getCalibrationHistory, getCapabilities, getDeviceStatus, getDisplayUnit, getFirmware, getHistory, getId, getLastCalibration, getLocationDescription, getManufacturer, getMaxRange, getMeasurableQuantities, getMinRange, getModel, getPrecisionDescription, getReadings, getResolution, getSensitivity, getStatus, getValue, isConnected, isEnabled, measure, needsCalibration, setDisplayUnit, setEnabled

Methods inherited from interface Sensor

readValue

Method Details

slewTo

void slewTo(Quantity<Angle> ra,
 Quantity<Angle> dec)

Slews the telescope to the given Right Ascension and Declination.

syncTo

void syncTo(Quantity<Angle> ra,
 Quantity<Angle> dec)

Synchronizes the telescope to the given Right Ascension and Declination.

getRightAscension

Quantity<Angle> getRightAscension()

Returns the current Right Ascension.

getDeclination

Quantity<Angle> getDeclination()

Returns the current Declination.

abort

void abort()

Aborts any ongoing slew operation.

getImage

double[][] getImage()

Captures a 2D image/intensity map from the current position.

Returns:

2D array of intensity values.

getTopLeftFOV

Quantity<Angle>[] getTopLeftFOV()

Returns the top-left coordinate of the current field of view.

getBottomRightFOV

Quantity<Angle>[] getBottomRightFOV()

Returns the bottom-right coordinate of the current field of view.