Richard Tantaris

• EDUCATION
  
  M. E., Electrical Engineering, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, (currently enrolled).
  B. S., Electrical Engineering, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, 1995.
  
  
• AREAS OF RESEARCH
  
  Advanced control systems and their application.
  
  
• CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
  
  Robotic Telescope Scheduling Problem
  The Center operates four remote telescopes, they are VU/TSU 16 inch, TSU/ASO 32 inch, and SAO/TSU 30 inch, Fairborn 10 inch telescopes. Two more telescopes, AST 2 meter and AIT 24 inch, are currently under construction. All of these are robotic telescope and remotely controlled from the Center located in Nashville, Tennessee. In order to achieve better utilization of telescopes' time, we are currently using optimal control theory to determine a priori an optimal schedule of observations for a remotely controlled telescope. Funded by NASA Ames Research Center.
  
  
• CONTACT
  
  tantaris@coe.tnstate.edu
  
  
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