An evaluation of the effectiveness of observation camera placement within the MeerKAT radio telescope project

South African Journal of Industrial Engineering

Heyns, Andries¹  Van Vuuren, Jan¹ 

[1] Stellenbosch University;

关键词: MeerKAT;    SKA;    visibility;    facility location;    NSGA-II;    GIS;   

DOI  :  10.7166/26-2-1216

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

A recent development within the MeerKAT sub-project of the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope network was the placement of a network of three observation cameras in pursuit of two specific visibility objectives. In this paper, we evaluate the effectiveness of the locations of the MeerKAT observation camera network according to a novel multi-objective geographic information systems-based facility location framework. We find that the configuration chosen and implemented by the MeerKAT decision-makers is of very high quality, although we are able to uncover slightly superior alternative placement configurations.A significant amount of time and effort could, however, have been saved in the process of choosing the appropriate camera sites, had our solutions been available to the decision-makers.

【 授权许可】

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