Experiences with VLT engineering maintenance and support

Patricio Ibanez; Nelson Montano

doi:10.1117/12.393950

2 August 2000 Experiences with VLT engineering maintenance and support

Patricio Ibanez, Nelson Montano

Proceedings Volume 4004, Telescope Structures, Enclosures, Controls, Assembly/Integration/Validation, and Commissioning; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393950
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The VLT project considered from its beginning that maintenance was going to be an important issue to support the operation of this large observatory. A special maintenance philosophy and strategy was developed considering as its primary base preventive and predictive maintenance (PM and PdM). This paper describes the basic concepts under the VLT maintenance strategy and how to implement it in practice.

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Patricio Ibanez and Nelson Montano "Experiences with VLT engineering maintenance and support", Proc. SPIE 4004, Telescope Structures, Enclosures, Controls, Assembly/Integration/Validation, and Commissioning, (2 August 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.393950

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