Summary of UKIRT Project

This page is a summary of the work completed by Matt Doyle, from the University of Victoria, with respect to the UKIRT project that he was working on from October 2003 through January 2004.

Goal of Project

The goal of the project was to create an accurate Pro/Engineer model of the UKIRT building and telescope. This model would be used for a web-animation that would match the current position of UKIRT. Another use for this model would be for the mechanical group. They would be able to use this model as a spatial representation of UKIRT, for future advancements/installations.

Model Accomplishments

The Pro/Engineer model consists of 92 parts and 13 sub-assemblies. The model can be viewed on the internet (click on thumbnails).

Animation Accomplishments

There are two different animations. There is the user controlled animation, one for broadband, and one for dial-up users (the only difference is the image size). The other animation is a page that matches what position the actual UKIRT telescope is in. This animation is waiting for the URL file to be created that contains the UKIRT position information.

Documentation

Documentation detailing how to modify code for the animations, and image capture programs will be coming shortly. Also included in the documentation will be how to change the URL for the static animation file location.