Agenda - Indian Wells NGAO Point Design Retreat

Tuesday, April 25:

Noon - 1pm Welcome/Lunch

1pm - REQUIREMENTS CAPTURE

• Review science case requirements flow down
• Review observatory requirements/constraints

Instrument repackaging/upgrade options

• Adopt working constrain model
• Identify trade studies for System Design Phase

Review questions raised in Homework Assignments - identify assignments for tonight

Wednesday, April 26 (working lunch will be served at 12 noon):

• Review architecture choices (relay vs. AM2 vs. MEMS)

Mark I: narrow-field AO point design. Shoot at initial point design in light of:

• Wavefront error budget
• Sky Coverage estimates
• Photometry budgets (LGS,NGS,Sci)

Identify trade studies for System Design Phase

Identify key risk areas

Make initial Proposal writing assignments (technical section)

3:00 pm - Break for the Day

Thursday, April 27 (working lunch will be served at 12 noon):

• Identify key risk areas

11:00 am

• Instrument A (likely a visible imager)
• Shoot at initial point design
• Identify trade studies for System Design Phase

1:30 pm

• Instrument B: (likely an IR MOS)
• Shoot at initial point design
• Identify trade studies for System Design Phase

3:00 pm

• Prioritize Mark I: risk areas and trade studies / review initial assumptions and choices
• Adopt Mark I: Product structure

Friday, April 28 (working lunch will be served at 12 noon):

Develop Mark I: Work break down structure

• For SDR through Commisioning (Level 3)
• For SDR phase (Level 5)
• Discuss basis of cost estimate

Review Proposal writing assignments

Adopt plan for June presentation / assignments

2:00 pm Adjourn

-- MarciaBrown - 24 Apr 2006