Dome control with fuzzy logic

A. Castellón; A. Castellón; G. Larrubia; R. Castillo; A. J. Castro-Tirado; A. J. Castro-Tirado; E. Fernández-García; C. Pérez del Pulgar; A. Reina; S. Castillo-Carrión

doi:10.3389/fspas.2022.924871

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences (Aug 2022)

Dome control with fuzzy logic

A. Castellón,
A. Castellón,
G. Larrubia,
R. Castillo,
A. J. Castro-Tirado,
A. J. Castro-Tirado,
E. Fernández-García,
C. Pérez del Pulgar,
A. Reina,
S. Castillo-Carrión

Affiliations

A. Castellón: Department of Álgebra, Geometría y Topología, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
A. Castellón: Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática, Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial, Unidad Asociada al CSIC, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
G. Larrubia: Alumni of the University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
R. Castillo: Alumni of the University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
A. J. Castro-Tirado: Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA) CSIC, Granada, Spain
A. J. Castro-Tirado: Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática, Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial, Unidad Asociada al CSIC, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
E. Fernández-García: Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA) CSIC, Granada, Spain
C. Pérez del Pulgar: Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática, Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial, Unidad Asociada al CSIC, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
A. Reina: Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática, Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial, Unidad Asociada al CSIC, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
S. Castillo-Carrión: Enseñanza Virtual y Laboratorios Tecnológicos, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2022.924871
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9

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This article describes a fuzzy logic-based method optimized for the dome control of a robotic astronomical observatory. A Mamdani inference has been developed in order to make the decision to open or close the dome. The input variables are obtained from data received from a weather station besides the percentage of cloudy sky as derived by two allsky cameras. The software has been tested at the BOOTES-1 observatory as part of the BOOTES Global Network of Robotic Telescopes led by IAA-CSIC.

Published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

ISSN: 2296-987X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Astronomy; Science: Physics: Geophysics. Cosmic physics
Website: http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/astronomy-and-space-sciences

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