| Date: | 2004-06-29 12:20:00 | |
| Sender: | Georg Kirchner <slrmail@dgfi.badw.de> | |
| Subject: | [SLR-Mail] No. 1230: KHz Meeting in Graz | |
| Author: | Georg Kirchner | |
| Content: | ******************************************************************************** SLR Electronic Mail 2004-06-29 12:20:00 UTC Message No. 1230 ******************************************************************************** Author: Georg Kirchner Subject: KHz Meeting in Graz Dear colleagues, as announced in San Fernando, we are organizing now a ”kHz Technical Meeting” in Graz: Time: Wednesday, Oct. 13th, 14:00 till Friday, Oct. 15th, 2004, 12:00 Earlier arrivals (to spend more nights at the SLR Station) or later departures - e.g. to have a visit to Graz - are of course always possible. PLEASE: If you have plans to attend this technical meeting: => Inform us until July 16th, 2004 !!! Just send a short notice - together with any wishes / suggestions - to me. We intend to send all following circulars only to those who have ”registered” by this date. Goals of this technical meeting: => Encourage SLR Stations to upgrade to kHz operation; => Assist SLR stations during such an upgrade;; => Demonstrate on an existing example (Graz) how it COULD be done; => Identify possible OTHER solutions for kHz problems; => Point out things which already have proven NOT to work with kHz ! Agenda: Not (yet) fixed; but intended / suggested topics (we are open for any other ideas!): => Hardware: - kHz Lasers; possible hardware solutions; - Mount / Tracking: Pointing Requirements; Point-Ahead issues; - Event Timers; Range Gate Generator; PC / Control System; => Software: - Operational Systems; Languages; Speed requirements; - Methods and algorithms; - User Interface in Graz: kHz SLR for untrained observers; - Return Identification / Noise Rejection; - Automatic routines; => How to Avoid Overlaps between Laser Firing and Return Photons; => Data Handling with kHz returns; - Storing kHz data in Real Time; Storage of selected points; - Noise removal; NP formation with k Points/NP; Everybody, who is interested, is welcome to participate; but just keep in mind: => It is a technical meeting; that means we will go into any details as far as desired / possible; => It will be a WORKSHOP; with questions, answers, discussions; => If presentations: Only to explain solutions, and mainly to trigger discussions ! Looking forward to see you in Graz ! Georg Kirchner / Franz Koidl / SLR Graz From: slrmail@dgfi.badw.de ******************************************************************************** |