Dr. Andrew J. McGrath Profile

Dr. Andrew J. McGrath

Senior Research Fellow at Flinders Univ

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Publications (20)

Proceedings Article | 12 August 2016 Paper

Visibility through the gaseous smoke in airborne remote sensing using a DSLR camera

Mirahmad Chabok, Andrew Millington, Jorg Hacker, Andrew McGrath

Proceedings Volume 9688, 96880Q (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2241511

KEYWORDS: Visibility, Cameras, Light scattering, Near infrared, Image processing, Visibility through fog, Air contamination, Particles, Rayleigh scattering, Sensors

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SPIE Journal Paper | 28 April 2015

Effective surface areas for optimal correlations between surface brightness and air temperatures in an urban environment

Huade Guan, Andrew McGrath, Roger Clay, Cäcilia Ewenz, Simon Benger, John Bennett

JARS, Vol. 9, Issue 01, 096059, (April 2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JRS.9.096059

KEYWORDS: Thermography, Temperature metrology, Buildings, MODIS, Solar radiation, Remote sensing, Image resolution, Thermal effects, Spatial resolution, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2008 Paper

FLEX-the first light explorer: a pathfinder instrument for fibre Bragg grating OH suppression

Anthony Horton, Simon Ellis, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Roger Haynes, Andrew McGrath

Proceedings Volume 7014, 701435 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788629

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Single mode fibers, Spectrographs, Near infrared, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Astronomy, Relays, Spectral resolution, Airglow

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2008 Paper

Running PILOT: operational challenges and plans for an Antarctic Observatory

Andrew McGrath, Will Saunders, Peter Gillingham, David Ward, John Storey, Jon Lawrence, Roger Haynes

Proceedings Volume 7016, 70160G (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788825

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Domes, Observatories, Data communications, Satellite communications, Power supplies, Satellites, Telecommunications, Astronomy, Wind turbine technology

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2008 Paper

2dF grows up: Echidna for the AAT

Andrew McGrath, Sam Barden, Stan Miziarski, William Rambold, Greg Smith

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70144K (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788605

KEYWORDS: Spine, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Collimators, Cameras, Actuators, Observatories, Optical instrument design, Spectroscopy, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2008 Paper

Proposed instrumentation for PILOT

Will Saunders, Peter Gillingham, Andrew McGrath, Roger Haynes, John Storey, Jon Lawrence, Michael Burton, Charles Jenkins, Alcione Mora

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70144N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788858

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Telescopes, Image quality, Stars, Near infrared, Mirrors, Optical imaging, Image resolution, Mid-IR

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

PILOT: a wide-field telescope for the Antarctic plateau

Will Saunders, Peter Gillingham, Andrew McGrath, Roger Haynes, Jurek Brzeski, John Storey, Jon Lawrence

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70124F (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788651

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Domes, Image quality, Turbulence, Cameras, Optical instrument design, Infrared telescopes, Sensors, Humidity

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

FLEX - the first light explorer: a fully OH-suppressed near-infrared integral field spectrograph

Simon Ellis, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Anthony Horton, Roger Haynes, Andrew McGrath

Proceedings Volume 7014, 701421 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788527

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Light scattering, Galactic astronomy, Spectrographs, Absorption, Spectral resolution, Ionization, Scattering, Near infrared, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

It's alive! Performance and control of prototype Starbug actuators

Roger Haynes, Andrew McGrath, Jurek Brzeski, David Correll, Gabriella Frost, Peter Gillingham, Stan Miziarski, Rolf Muller, Scott Smedley

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62731V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670982

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Actuators, Telescopes, Electronics, Control systems, Photography, Cryogenics, Infrared radiation, Spine, Metrology

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Deployable payloads with Starbug

Andrew McGrath, Roger Haynes

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62731W (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670897

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Actuators, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Relays, Robotics, Space telescopes, Spectrographs, Cryogenics, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

A new look for Gemini: rapid-cured composites for an exchangeable top-end

Stan Miziarski, Andrew McGrath, N. Milby, D. Brosius, M. von Bertouch

Proceedings Volume 6273, 627332 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670973

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Manufacturing, Composites, Gemini Observatory, Carbon, Optical instrument design, Skin, Adhesives, Structured optical fibers, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2006 Paper

Making it real: computer graphics and astronomical instrumentation

Andrew McGrath

Proceedings Volume 6271, 627118 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670901

KEYWORDS: Computer aided design, Telescopes, 3D modeling, Visualization, Cameras, Computer graphics, Astronomical instrumentation, Reflection, Device simulation, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

Honeycomb: a concept for a programmable integral field spectrograph

Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Andrew McGrath, Will Saunders, Roger Haynes, Peter Gillingham

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550291

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Microlens array, Galactic astronomy, Microlens, Metals, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Lenses, Astronomical instrumentation, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

The MOMFOS fiber positioner

Anna Moore, Andrew McGrath

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550294

KEYWORDS: Spine, Cameras, Calibration, Mirrors, Imaging systems, Optical fibers, Telescopes, Video, Actuators, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

Ukidna: the RAVE machine

Andrew McGrath, Will Saunders, Fred Watson, Stan Miziarski

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550284

KEYWORDS: Spine, Telescopes, Actuators, Space telescopes, Stars, Cameras, Galactic astronomy, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

Starbug: enabling the smart focal plane

Andrew McGrath, Anna Moore

Proceedings Volume 5495, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550292

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Telescopes, Mirrors, Robotics, Spine, Astronomical imaging, Magnetism, Cryogenics, Imaging systems, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

A survey of fiber-positioning technologies

Greg Smith, Jurek Brzeski, Stan Miziarski, Peter Gillingham, Anna Moore, Andrew McGrath

Proceedings Volume 5495, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551004

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Computer programming, Spectrographs, Spine, Cameras, Robotics, Prisms, Spherical lenses, Actuators, Microlens array

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

A large reflective Schmidt telescope for the Antarctic plateau

Will Saunders, Andrew McGrath

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550870

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Optical instrument design, Stars, James Webb Space Telescope, Reflector telescopes, Near infrared, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

A 1-degree FOV 30-meter telescope concept revisited

Samuel Barden, Andrew McGrath, Peter Gillingham, Charles Harmer

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550282

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Diffraction, Adaptive optics, Telescope design, Relays, Off axis mirrors, Segmented mirrors, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 7 July 2004 Paper

Prototyping results for a wide-field fibre positioner for the Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope

Anna Moore, Andrew McGrath

Proceedings Volume 5382, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.566391

KEYWORDS: Spine, Cameras, Prototyping, Space telescopes, Calibration, Imaging systems, Telescopes, Optical fibers, Video, Astronomical imaging

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