The FRIDA Project

Instrument Overview

IAC Contribution

IAC Project Team

Science Drivers

Sky coverage with AO with natural or laser guide star

Other NIR instruments

IAC programs on high spatial resolution techniques and atmospheric optics

Contact

Database (internal)

FRIDA - IAC team is responsible for the design, fabrication and commissioning of the following subsystems:

• Specifications & EBs Management
• System Architecture
• Interfaces Management
• Quality Assurance
• Trade-Off Studies
• Engineering Models
• RAM Analysis
• Risk Analysis
• Maintenance/Users Manuals
• Configuration Control & Project Intranet

• Hawaii-II RG provision and characterization
• Detector Controller
• Fan-out Board
  

• DAS (Data Acquisition System)
• Contol High Level Mechanisms -Hard / Soft
• CO (Coordinated Operations)
• OPMT (Observing Program Management Tools)

• Observing modes
• Observing tools: exposure time calculator
• Pipeline
• Calibration, commissioning
• Science programs (FRIDA-IACguaranteed time)