- Microgate

Company Profile
Overview
Founded 1989 (but really operative since 1995)
www.microgate.it
Engineering
Development of advanced electronic
systems for adaptive optics and other
control applications in both scientific
and industrial fields
engineering.microgate.it
www.adoptica.com
Professional Timing
Development,
production
marketing of professional
equipment for sports
and
timing
timing.microgate.it
Training & Sport
Development, production and
marketing of systems for athletic
performance evaluation
training.microgate.it
www.optojump.com
witty.microgate.it
Spin-off company of Politecnico di Milano founded in 2004.
www.micro-photon-devices.com
Medical Rehab
Development, production and
marketing of systems of Gait Analysis
for medical rehabilitation
medical.microgate.it
www.optogait.com
gyko.microgate.it
Geographical location
• Microgate is based in Bolzano - Italy
• 280 km from Milan – Italy
• 220 Km from Venice – Italy
• 270 from Munich - Germany
Munich
Bolzano
Milan
Venice
Facilities and employees
• New building
• Electronic laboratory
• Mechanical laboratory, test
room
• Clean room class ISO-7
• 35+ employees: 14
engineers with 4 PhD
among them (4 aerospace, 7
electronics, 3 computer
science)
Capabilities
The internal capabilities cover the entire process of electronic systems design and manufacturing:
• Control System Design
• Electronic design of Microcontroller, DSP and FPGA based devices
• High speed optical communication and logic
• Wireless systems
• Boards layout
• Software design and implementation
• embedded software for real-time systems
• high level user interfaces
• Integration of industrial control systems
• Internal prototyping and manufacturing of small series
• Management of the whole process from design and prototypes to little and medium size productions
• Components procurement
• Management of assembly and integration
• Testing
Quality Policy
• Quality, since beginning, on top of the
priorities
• 2008: Hiring of a Quality Assurance Manager
• 2009: ISO9001:2008 Certification acquired
(paperless)
• 2011: ISO13485:2012 Certification acquired
Sales Network
• About 60 distributors
in 33 countries all
around the world
• Founded in 2010:
Microgate USA
(located in Mahopac,
NY)
Professional Timing
How it Started
Professional Timing
• Despite of being one of the youngest companies producing professional timing
equipment for sports, Microgate holds worldwide a relevant position in this
market niche.
• A wide palette of products has been developed in order to offer a complete
line:
•Chronometers for international competitions and for training
•Patented radio-transmission systems for timing impulses
•Pixel and LED Displayboards
•Photocells and Start Systems
•Accessories: starting gates, sensors, bags, tripods, intercom
•Partnership with leading company in related market niche (Photofinish,
Swimming solutions)
Timing References
• Italian Olympic Comitee (C.O.N.I.)
• Italian Timekeepers Association (F.I.Cr.)
• Italian Track & Field Association (FIDAL)
• Several International and National Winter Sports Federations
• Matsport (official chrono service of Tour de France)
• Several service timing companies in more than 40 countries
Some international events timed with Microgate products
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Tour de France and Tour de Suisse (in collaboration with Matsport Timing)
Giro d'Italia
Rally Montecarlo
Alpine Ski World Cup Slalom Races in Levi - Finland
Orienteering World Championship Switzerland
Alpine Ski Europa Cup Finals in Piancavallo - Italy
Lake Lanier Canoa Kayak World Championship in Atlanta – USA
FEI (International Federation for Equestrian Sports) World Cup in Verona –
Italy
• Attelage World Cup in Paris – France
• R.I.D.E. Normandy - Attelage World Cup
Installations
• Velodrome in Palma de Mallorca – Spain (2007)
• Palaindoor in Ancona – Italy (2006)
• Kolomna ice-skating centre in Kolomna – Russia (2007)
• Bob-Luge Olympic Track in Russia (2008)
• Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games in 2002 (display-boards for Seiko)
• Track & Field Stadium in Iceland (2003)
• Track & Field Training Center in Qatar
Main Products
Chronometers
LED Displayboards
Accessories:
• Radio transmission
• Photocells
• Starting gates
• GPS Synchronizer
• ...
REI2
• Specific and targeted software for the management of different
sport disciplines
• Full-scale software with an user-friendly interface
• More than 100 timing lines available through cables and radio
• Countless connections available (PC, display-boards, other
chronometers, probes, semaphore lights, beepers, etc)
• Only chronometer able to apply a bidirectional data
transmission between Chronometer and PC (participants’ list,
start-lists, groups, rankings, etc.)
• Rei2 network available with automatic data-backup and
synchronization between more Rei2s
• Only chronometer able to show
start-numbers, times, names and nationalities
on one or more display-boards without
using a PC
Racetime2
• Specific and targeted softwares for the management of different
sport disciplines and training
• Simplicity of use
• Small size, light weight and anatomic shape
• High reliability
• Data transmission from Chronometer to PC
(rankings and other data)
• Detachable printer
Display Boards
• Numeric, Alphanumeric or Graphic
• Possibility to build-up a modular system
• Pixel or LED Technology
• Include various programs: Display, Timing
(stopwatch), Lap Time, Counter, Speed
measurement, Self Timing (Single or
Parallel), etc.
• Battery mode
• Communication protocols: RS232, RS485,
Ethernet (IP), WIFI (optional)
• GPS (optional)
DisplayBoards
LinkGate
• Redundant transmission of data packages which assures
maximum precision and reliability
• Single- or multifrequency
• 10 or 500mW power (2km or 9 km range)
• Transmission of the start-number directly to Microgate’s
chronometers
• Wireless transmission of data between chronometer and
display-board
• Selectable impulse type (Start, Stop, Lap, etc)
• Possibility to store and re-transmit data
Kit for Ski and Training
• No cables, allows free moving freely along
the track
• Easy to transport and quick to set-up
• Very reliable, operates at the lowest
temperatures and in the worst weather
conditions
• Intuitive and user-friendly interface
• Allows chronometer to PC data transfer
• Used by the best ski national teams in the
world
Softwares
• For the management of various
types of race and suitable for the
real-time display of rankings and
data
• For the exchange of data
(athletes’ names, start-lists,
results, etc.) between PC and
chronometer
• For the management of the
display-boards
Other Products
Semaphore light
Start Gate
Photocells
Intercom
Startbeeper
GPS Synchronizer
Clima Sensors
Digital Photofinish by Lynx
• FinishLynx® is the world's most popular and versatile digital photofinish and
timing system.
• Basic Kit includes minimum equipment (EtherLynx Camera and PC running
Windows)
• You can automatically link ALL the data handling tasks at your events and do
the Total Event Management (start lists, results, scoreboards, wind gauges,
etc.. )
• Advanced Features:
• Start Sensor
• Photoeye(s)
• Wind Gauge
• Internet connection
• Running Time Scoreboard Display(s)
• Results Scoreboard Display(s)
• Video Converter for TV broadcast (PAL/SECAM/NTSC)
Other Lynx products
• IdentiLynx
IdentiLynx is an Ethernet based full-frame digital video camera that
when combined with any EtherLynx line-scan photo finish will produce a
totally integrated photo finish solution that maximizes the functionality
of each technology.
• SerialLynx
Connection of devices with serial interface using an ethernet network,
also wireless
• Reactime
Detection of false starts, acquisition of reaction and explosive force
times also wireless without the need for laying cables
• FieldLynx
A revolution in the way data are exchanged between the various sites at
a sports event
• LaserLynx
Measurement and transmission of data for throws in a single operation
• ResultTV
Display of results on television circuits
Complex installations for big events
Falconry Race Management
• Since 2010 Microgate manages the Timing of the most
important competitions of Falconry races in Dubai and Abu
Dhabi
• Custom hardware development (Lidar scanner, Rfid Falcon
rings, etc.)
• Custom software development for championship
management and race timing
• 12 dedicated persons every
year for 4 months on the field
Falconry Race Management
Training & Sport
Training Sector
• Microgate performs an important work in the field of athletic
preparation and evaluation, providing trainers and others working in
these sectors with high technology and innovative products, technical
consultancy and assistance.
• The continuous collaboration with top level teams, important
universities and research institutes in Italy and abroad allows
Microgate to keep its systems updated to the latest needs in the field
of training and performance development.
• Infrared device for the evaluation of
the athletic performance through
different indexes like contact and
flight times, jump height, specific
power, etc.
• System management through PC +
webcams for video analysis
• Easy to setup
Single Meter
In this configuration OptoJump Next makes it
possible to perform jump tests, reaction tests
and running tests (if mounted on a treadmill).
The data that can be obtained are:
• contact times
• flight times
• reaction time to a sound/visual impulse
• elevation of center of gravity
• specific power (W/Kg)
• frequency
• energy expended (J)
Modular System
The modular system (up to 100 meters) allows a
complete analysis of a run or of a gait and offers
further fundamental indexes as acceleration,
speed and length of the step/stride,
asymmetries, etc.
On Treadmill
OptoJump can easily be placed on
the lateral bands of any treadmill
for walking or running analysis.
Simply leaned on or permanently
fixed with adhesive-tape,
OptoJump is the first portable
laboratory for Run/Gait Analysis to
produce a full report at very low
cost.
Two-dimensional System
• The two-dimensional acquisition mode makes it possible
• to acquire all the data typical of OptoJump Next, leaving the athlete free to
move in any direction
• to create exercises and reaction tests in which the athlete must move along
predefined courses inside the measurement surface, exploiting his/her
powers of reactivity and concentration
• to perform complex tests that involve the combination of two or more tests
or the combination of jump tests with movement tests
The Software
Management of
• Athletes' data
• Custom Test Definitions
• Test Execution
• Results & Reports
• Test Compare and History of athlete's
evolution
• Video analysis
• Easy User Interface
• New wireless Timing Kit for
Training
• First chronometer with COLOR
display and easy User Interface
• Highly Portable
Easy to perform all the athletic tests
typical of modern athletic
preparation (such as sprint, shuttle,
resistance, courses) and to acquire
their results with an accuracy higher
than 1/1000s
• Multisport
• Witty has been developed to satisfy timing
requirements for all forms of training and
testing. The timer comes with a variety of
preconfigured tests, used in athletic
preparation (including sprint, shuttle,
endurance, course), it also allows the trainer
to define and set sport specific customized
tests.
GyKo is an inertial measurement tool for the analysis
of the movement of any body segment
http://gyko.microgate.it
• 3 axis accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer
• 1 KHz sampling rate
• Bluetooth 4.0
• Used with OptoJump/OptoGait or RePower
Software
• Pelvic belt, the vest, two belts of different sizes
for upper and lower limbs and a magnetic
support
In combination with OptoJump Next or standalone:
• Eccentric and concentric work and duration
• Force, Velocity and Maximum Power
• Rate of Force Development
and Landing Rate
The Power section of Gyko RePower Software is specifically designed
to evaluate and monitor sporting performance, particularly in relation
to the analysis of muscle strength and work on its development.
Training References
• Football
FIFA, UEFA, Inter FC, Milan AC, Juventus, Napoli, Sampdoria, Udinese, Chelsea, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Valencia, Tottenham, Manchester
City, Augsburg, Football Federation Australia, Belgian Football Association, Norwegian Football association, UAE Football Association and
other important football teams of italian Serie A and B and european leags
• Basket
Toronto Raptors (NBA), Virtus Bologna, Benetton Treviso, APFIP - Associazione Preparatori Fisici Italiani Pallacanestro
• Volley
Novara, Perugia, Trento, Dynamo Mosca
• Rugby
Italian and French National Team, Benetton Treviso
• Hockey
Rangers NY, Penguins (NHL)
• University
Salzburg, Wien, Digion, Nürnberg, Graz, Köln, Hamburg, Freiburg, Kyoto, Bern, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Ferrara, Bologna, CONI (Rome/Formia),
Univesitaet Potsdam – DE , Zagreb University of Sport & Kinesiology, Universität Kassel – DE, Bundesuniversität München – DE, Viborg
Katedralskole – DK
• Olympic Centers and others
U.S. Olympic Training Centers (USA: Colorado Springs, Chulavista,Park City), C.O.N.I (Formia), Bertesgaden, Frankfurt, Berlin, Maklingen,
Spala, Qatar, INSEP Paris (FRA), CAR Sierra Nevada (ESP), New Balance Puerto Rico, Nike – US, Republic of Azerbaijan Ministr, Comando per
la Formazione, Specializzazione e Dottrina dell’esercito – ITA
Medical
• Medical version of OptoJump
• Same philosophy and principles
• Different software with more specific Gait
Reports
• Surface Electromyography (EMG) Interface
• Registered to Italian Medical Device
Directory
• ISO 13485 certification
OptoGait makes it possible to:
• assess performance and physical condition
• rapidly identify any muscular deficiencies and
measure tolerance to various workloads
• develop customized and diversified
training/rehabilitation based on the test results
• periodically check the results and the effectiveness of
treatment
• create a database of subjects
• motivate subject by providing
tangible evidence of progress
Single Meter
In this configuration OptoGait makes it possible
to perform jump tests, reaction tests and
running tests (if mounted on a treadmill). The
data that can be obtained are:
• contact times
• flight times
• reaction time to a sound/visual impulse
• elevation of center of gravity
• specific power (W/Kg)
• frequency
• energy expended (J)
Modular System
The modular system (up to 100 meters)
allows a complete analysis of a gait:
• Stance phase
• Swing phase
• Single and Double Support
• Step Time and Lenght
• Gait Cycle
• Stride lenght
• Speed
• Acceleration
• Cadence
• Contact, flat foot, propulsive phase
Two-Dimensional System
• To the classic bars, more bars (Y) can be added to form a
rectangle, where new information can be gathered for the gait
tests:
• Step width: distance between the middle support point of
each foot
• Walking Base: distance between the innermost foot support
points (for superposed steps this value can be negative)
• Walking Points: middle points between the two support feet;
their connection defines the gait progress (Line of
Progression); conventionally it is expressed in positive values
if there is a deviation towards left and negative with a
rightward deviation
• Walking Point Gap: progressive variation of the current
walking point with respect to the previous one
• The maximum length of the 2D course can be increased up to
13 meters purchasing one or more special Y TX bars called
'2D-Boosted'
On Treadmill
OptoGait can easily be placed on
the lateral bands of any treadmill
for Gait Analysis. Simply leaned on
or permanently fixed with
adhesive-tape, OptoGait is the first
portable laboratory to produce a
full report at very low cost.
Surface EMG
• OptoGait can be used as a “virtual footswitch” to be connected
with Surface EMG (Electromyography) devices.
• In this mode, OptoGait will send a continuous impulse when
the feet of the patient are in contact with the floor. Each foot
will send a separate impulse (the “starting foot” will be set in
the options of the test) so that the EMG device will be able to
distinguish between left and right
The Software
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Patiences' data
Test Definitions
Test Execution
Results & Reports
Test Compare & History
Video analysis
• Enhanced Gait Reports
• Easy User Interface
• In combination with OptoGait:
• Antero-posterior and medio-lateral imbalance
• Main directions and breadth of the movement of the
trunk
• Upper Phase Coordination Index (UPCI) that
describes coordination in the rotation of the trunk
• Phase difference between the lower body and the
upper body
• RMS, Harmonic Ratio and Harmonicity index
describing gait stability
• Posture Analysis
• Projection length and area
• Projection travel speed
• Sway frequency
The Rehab section of Gyko RePower implements protocols for the
evaluation and monitoring of joint functionality and muscle strength
when rehabilitating a certain section of the musculoskeletal system and
also makes it possible to perform a stabilometric analysis of the centre
of mass.
Medical References
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Clinical Universitys
• University of Haifa Department of Physical Therapy (IL)
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University of Jena (D)
University of Basel (CH)
University of Bern (CH)
University of Bern (CH)
Universidad Europea de Madrid – ES
University of Stellenbosch – Sud africa
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University College Birmingham – UK
Hospitals & Clinics
• NHO-Klinik Innsbruck (A)
• Grenoble Hospital (F)
• Rosenheim Hospital (D)
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Clinique Romande de Readaptation (Sion, CH)
Schultess Clinic Zürich (CH)
Velamed: Biomechanical Center Köln (D)
OrthoTrain Berlin (D)
Fondazione Don Gnocchi (Firenze, I)
IncedoOrthopedics (USA)
St. Vincent Hospital (USA) , etc.
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Apos - Worldwide
Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital – Cina
California State University
Canadian Sport Centre Calgary
CHUNG NAM National University Hospital – Korea
Defense Health Headquarters – US
Everton Academy – UK
Felix Platter Spital Basel Mobility Center – CH
Fundación Universidad Católica de Valencia – ES
Helsinki Metropolia - University of Applied Sciences – FIN
HOPITAL MILITAIRE LAVERAN – FR
Institute of sport Serbia – Serbia
Kantonsspital Luzern – CH
Oslo and Akershus University College – NW
Podoactiva – ES
TU München - Fakultät für Sport- Und Gesundheitswissenschaft – DE
Engineering
Adaptive optics: what is it?
• Adaptive optics is a technology that allows correcting the image blurring typically
caused by the atmospheric turbulence. An example of this phenomenon can be
noticed looking at distant objects on a hot day.
• Main application fields: astronomy, medical imaging, high resolution printing
systems, military equipment
• The concept was introduced by the astronomer Horace W. Babcock in 1953, but
its deployment is quite recent: first military applications date back to the 80’s,
while the first adaptive optics systems for telescopes were introduced in the 90’s
• The image blurring due to atmospheric turbulence is a fundamental problem in
large terrestrial telescopes and has been one of the main driver for building the
space telescope Hubble
Microgate and Adaptive Optics
• The idea of implementing the adaptive optics correction on large telescopes at the secondary
mirror was originally introduced by Piero Salinari at Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri in 1993.
• The project feasibility is investigated through numerical simulation by two PhD students
(R.Biasi/D.Gallieni) at Aerospace dept. of Politecnico di Milan.
• In 1996 Microgate starts the development of the dedicated control electronics for a 30 actuators
prototype of the adaptive secondary. The project is founded by a small contract by the Italian
Research Council (CNR). The collaboration between Microgate (electronics and control), ADS
(Lecco, mechanical design), Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (system design and scientific
overview) and Politecnico di Milano (control system simulation).
• In 1997 the prototype is tested against a similar system developed by an american company
involved since long in military applications of adaptive optics.
• The italian group clearly wins the competition. The University of Arizona, thanks to Air Force
funds, grants to the group a contract for the realization of the first ‘real’ adaptive secondary, to be
installed at the MMT telescope (Mount Hopkins, Arizona). The MMT336 adaptive secondary is
delivered 2000 and operative since 2002.
Adaptive secondary mirrors
• The wavefront sensor measures
quantitatively the residual wavefront
aberration
• The real time reconstructor computes
the correction command for the
correcting mirror
• A deformable adaptive secondary
mirror corrects the wavefront
aberration
Microgate is involved in the
development and construction
of all main components of the
adaptive optics loop
ATMOSPHERIC
TURBULENCE
ABERRATED
WAVEFRONT
ADAPTIVE
SECONDARY
REAL TIME
RECONSTRUCTOR
CORRECTED
WAVEFRONT
WAVEFRONT
SENSOR
DICHROIC
SCIENCE
CAMERA
The adaptive secondary concept
• The thin mirror levitates and is
actively and massively controlled
by a large number of
electromagnetic actuators
Control electronics
Cold plate
• The actuators are contactless,
only magnetic forces are
transferred to the mirror
Reference body
F
Capacitive sensor
armatures
Magnets
• The distance feedback is provided
by co-located capacitive sensors
measuring the distance between
thin mirror and reference surface
The adaptive secondary concept
The mirror magnetic levitation
(Data refer to the VLT Deformable Secondary Mirror)
• 1170 actuators acting on the mirror
• Mirror diameter : 1.12 m
• Mirror thickness: 1.8mm
• Response time of the mirror shape and position
control: < 1/1000 s
• The mirror position is acquired and the actuators’
forces are updated accordingly 70000 times every
second
• Actuators positioning accuracy: ~2 nanometers
(millionths of millimeter)
• Computational throughput of the dedicated
control electronics: 150 billions of multiplications
and sums in floating point every second
• Communication speed: 4 Gbit/s (4 billions bits/s,
corresponding to about 500.000 pages every
second)
Contactless adaptive mirrors: past, present, future
GMT ASM
E-ELT M4AU
7x672 = 4704 acts, 7x1.05m
Phase B: 2014
5316 acts, 2.4m
Phase 1: 2014
Start construction 2015
Start construction 2015
VLT1170
Optically calibrated @ ESO-Garching
Telescope installation 2015
LBT672a/b + MAG585
Operational since 2010
MMT336
Operational since 2002
Past projects: MMT336
ATMOSPHERIC
TURBULENCE
• Project
MMT (Multiple Mirror Telescope – Mount Hopkins – Arizona, USA)
Adaptive secondary mirror.
The first adaptive secondary mirror installed on a telescope.
64cm mirror diameter, 336 actuators, 42 custom DSP boards
ABERRATED
WAVEFRONT
ADAPTIVE
SECONDARY
• Committent:
University of Arizona / Steward Observatory. Funded by Air Force
• Microgate tasks:
Prime contractor, control system design, electronic design and construction.
• Partners:
ADS
Mechanical design and construction.
INAF – Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri
Scientific advisor, control, test (electromechanical + optical).
Politecnico di Milano – Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale
Control system design & simulation
Steward Observatory
Optical test
• Status:
Acceptance at Microgate in July 2000.
Installed on the telescope in July 2002.
Still in operation
REAL TIME
RECONSTRUCTOR
CORRECTED
WAVEFRONT
WAVEFRONT
SENSOR
DICHROIC
SCIENCE
CAMERA
Past projects: MMT336
Past projects: LBT672
ATMOSPHERIC
TURBULENCE
• Project
LBT (Large Binocular Telescope – Mount Graham – Arizona, USA) 2x8.4m primary mirror – the
biggest!
Adaptive secondary mirrors (2 units)
94cm mirror diameter, 672 actuators, 84 DSP boards
ABERRATED
WAVEFRONT
ADAPTIVE
SECONDARY
REAL TIME
RECONSTRUCTOR
• Committent: LBT Corporation (50% USA, 25% ITA, 25% GER)
• Microgate tasks:
Prime contractor, control system design, electronic design and
construction (HW + SW).
Real time reconstructor and wavefront sensor design and
construction (HW + SW).
• Partners:
ADS – subcontractor
Mechanical design and construction.
INAF – Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri
Scientific advisor, control, test (electromechanical + optical).
Politecnico di Milano – Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale
Control system design & simulation
• Status:
Unit ‘A’ is operating at the telescope since early 2010 and has obtained among the sharpest
images ever acquired by a telecope.
Unit ‘B’ optical acceptance in progress. Shipping to the telescope: late 2010.
CORRECTED
WAVEFRONT
WAVEFRONT
SENSOR
DICHROIC
SCIENCE
CAMERA
Past projects: LBT672
Past projects: LBT672
Past projects: LBT672
Past projects: LBT672
Past projects: LBT672
Past projects: LBT672, Results
80% SR in H, 20sec
500 modes corrected
7 cm
0.16”
Bolzano
90 km
Brennero
Past projects: LBT672, Results
Past projects: LBT672, Results
On-Sky Adaptive Optics
Galactic center – 3x better than Hubble
80% SR in H, 20sec
500 modes corrected
Hubble space telescope
LBT
Past projects: LBT672, Results
On-Sky Adaptive Optics
80% SR in H, 20sec
500 modes corrected
See also http://www.physorg.com/news195838118.html
Past projects: Keck NGWC
• Project
Keck – the main US telescope. 2x 10m
telescopes, Mauna Kea, Hawaai
• Committent:
CARA-Keck – California Association for
Research in Astronomy
• Microgate tasks:
Electronic design and construction.
The hard real-time computer is based on
Microgate custom electronics.
• Status:
System delivered in June 2006
In operation on both Keck telescopes
ATMOSPHERIC
TURBULENCE
ABERRATED
WAVEFRONT
ADAPTIVE
SECONDARY
REAL TIME
RECONSTRUCTOR
CORRECTED
WAVEFRONT
WAVEFRONT
SENSOR
DICHROIC
SCIENCE
CAMERA
Past projects: Keck NGWC
Past projects: Keck NGWC
Past projects: VLT DSM
ATMOSPHERIC
TURBULENCE
• Project
ESO VLT (Very Large Telescope – Paranal Observatory – Chile) – the largest observatory
– www.eso.org
4 unit telescopes (UTs), 8.2m primary mirror + 4 auxiliary telescopes (ATs), 1.8m primary
mirror
Adaptive secondary mirror (DSM = Deformable secondary mirror) for UT4
112cm mirror diameter, 1170 actuators, 78 custom DSP boards
• Committent: ESO – European Southern Observatory (Belgium, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the United
Kingdom)
• Microgate tasks:
Prime contractor, control system design,
electronic design and construction HW/SW.
ABERRATED
WAVEFRONT
ADAPTIVE
SECONDARY
REAL TIME
RECONSTRUCTOR
CORRECTED
WAVEFRONT
WAVEFRONT
SENSOR
DICHROIC
• Partners:
ADS – subcontractor - Mechanical design and construction.
Optics furnished by SAGEM-Reosc (Paris) and SESO (Marseille)
• Status:
Assembly Readyness Review completed (all parts manufactured)
Dec 2011: Test Acceptance Europe 1 (TAE1):
electromech. tested at Microgate and delivered to ESO
Sept 2012: Test Acceptance Europe 2 (TAE2): optically tested at ESO
2016: System in Chile
SCIENCE
CAMERA
Past projects: VLT DSM
Past projects: VLT DSM
Microgate AdOpt
16ch DSP control board
Hexapod actuator (ADS)
Zerodur reference body
(SESO)
Past projects: ALMA
• Project
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (Atacama desert – Chile – 5300m)
The main radioastronomy project for the next decade
http://www.eso.org/sci/facilities/alma/ http://www.almaobservatory.org/
54 12m antennas + 12 7m antennas
• Committent: EIE – (ALMA-EU consortium involving Thales Alcatel Alenia Space, MT Aerospace ed European
Industrial Engineering).
The main committent is the European Southern Observatory
ALMA is an international facility involving the National Radio-Astronomy Observatory (NRAO-USA), ESO,
Japan, Taiwan, Chile
• Microgate tasks:
Antenna axes control, thermal metrology and wind metrology
• Partners:
EIE
Phase – antenna driving system
• Status:
In full production (now ~ antenna 10 of 25)
Final delivery of last antenna planned for end 2011
Past projects: ALMA
Past projects: ALMA
MICROCLINE
• Microgate Clinometer with Limited
Inertial Effects: high resolution tiltmeter
with reduced sensitivity to in-plane
accelerations
• Specifically developed to correct the
large antennas’
pointing errors due to wind-induced
structural deformations
• Other applications field: geophysics,
structural monitoring
• 0.1µradian accuracy
• Patent pending
0.1 µradian is a very, very modest inclination…
1 mm
10 km
The big ones…
E-ELT
European Extremely Large
Telescope
ESO – European Southern Observatory
39m primary mirror!
Currently in Phase C-D
GMT
TMT
Giant Magellan Telescope
Thirty Meter Telescope
Carnegie Institution for Science
The University of Texas at Austin
Harvard University
The Australian National University Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory University of Arizona
Texas
A&M University Astronomy Australia Ltd. Korea
Astronomy and Space Science Institute
Association of Canadian Universities for Research in
Astronomy
Californian Institute of Technology
University of California
7x 8.4m primaries = 24.5m
Currently in Phase A-B
www.eso.org
www.gmto.org
30m primary mirror
Currently in Phase B
www.tmt.org
E-ELT M4
2.5m, 5316 actuators
6 segments
European Extremely Large Telescope (ESO)
Cerro Armazones (Chile)
Primary mirror: 39m
First light: 2024
E-ELT M4
• Project
ESO has granted two competitive Preliminary Design Studies of the M4 adaptive unit.
This is one of the most critical and complex part of the telescope. 20% of Phase B budget.
Adaptive mirror, 2.5 x 2.6m elliptic, ~6000 actuators
• Committent: ESO – European Southern Observatory (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the
Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom)
• Microgate tasks:
Prime contractor, control system design, electronic design, electronic manufacturing and test of
Demonstration Prototype
• Partners:
ADS – subcontractor
Mechanical design, manufacturing of Demonstration Prototype
SAGEM-Reosc – subcontractor
Optical design and manufacturing (Demonstration Prototype Shell + Thin shell prototype)
INAF-OAB – subcontractor
Optical testing
Politecnico di Milano – Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale
Simulation
• Status:
Advanced preliminary design (Phase 1 study) has been completed in early 2015
E-ELT M4
M2
M4
M5
M3
M1
Prime contractor
Electronics, software and control system design
Mechanics
Optical tests
Optics
E-ELT M4
18nm rms
E-ELT axes control
• Project
ESO E-ELT
• Committent: Phase
• Microgate tasks:
Control system design, control
electronics layout – Phase B
• Status:
Started 2010
E-ELT building control
• Project
ESO E-ELT
• Committent: EIE
• Microgate tasks:
Control system design,
control electronics
layout – Phase B
• Status:
Started 2010
GMT ASM
• Project
The Giant Magellan Telescope has a segmented
Adaptive Secondary Unit based on 7 indepenedent
mirrors.
Each mirror ha 1.05m diameter and 672 actuators
Phase A-B study.
• Committent: GMTO
• Microgate tasks:
Control system design, electronic design.
• Partners:
ADS – Main contractor : Mechanical design
PoliMi – Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale
Simulation
• Status:
A first preliminary study has been delivered in
October 2013, and a more advanced design including
lab experimental tests is currently ongoing.
GMT ASM
Giant Magellan Telescope (USA/AUS/ROK)
Cerro Las Campanas (Chile)
Primary mirror: 7x8.4m ~ 24.5m
First light: 2018
7x1.05m
4704 actuators
GMT ASM
LATT: Large Aperture Telescope Technology
• Project
ESA (European Space Agency) research project. Our adaptive mirror
technology goes into space!
• Committent: Carlo Gavazzi Spazio (CGS).
Main committent is ESA.
• Microgate tasks:
Control system design, control electronics layout
• Status:
Pre-study completed in 2008
Phase A study completed in 2010
LATT: Large Aperture Telescope Technology
Stowed Config
Deployed Config
LATT: Large Aperture Telescope Technology
• ESA TRL3 project
• In cooperation with CGS (OHB)
• Micro Photon Devices is a spin-off company of Politecnico di Milano
founded in 2004.
• Located in Bolzano, by Microgate
• Partners:
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Microgate
Politecnico di Milano
Three professors from Politecnico di Milano, lead by Prof.Cova
Roberto Biasi
• Mission: Development and production of photon counting modules
based on Single Photon Avalanche Photodiodes
Single photon counting and timing
• Extremely high sensitivity allows detection of single photons
• The photon arrival time is detected with an accuracy of ~30ps
Photon Detection Modules
• Ultra low dark counting rates (as low as 1c/s)
• 20µm, 50µm and 100µm active area diameter
• Ultrafast timing resolution (as low as 25ps FWHM)
• High Quantum Efficiency (up to 53% @ 550nm)
• Robust, reliable and low power consumption
PDM
• HIGH Coupling Efficiency (> 80%)
• FC/PC, FC/APC and SMA connectors
• SM Fiber Coupling (SM600 and SMF28)
• MM Fiber Coupling (62.5µm graded index)
• Extremely reliable assembly
PDC
PDF
• Drives any silicon SPADs with breakdown as high as 500V
• Protection against overheating and over-illuminating
• Diode intrinsic performances completely exploited
• Peltier Cooling
Wafer fabrication overview
Full set of technological facilities and equipment:
Ion Implantation, Thermal Processing, Dry Etching, Deposition, Lithography….
Furnace stack (class 100)
Front-to-back wafer alignment.
Sputtering with load-lock chamber
Plasma enhanced CVD
Markets
• Universities, R&D Facilities and OEM’s
• Astronomy
• Adaptive Optics
• Biomedical
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DNA and Drug discovery
Confocal Microscopy
Fluorescence Lifetime Measurements
Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
Time Resolved Spectroscopy
Light Tomography
Single Molecule Spectroscopy
Markets
• Industrial
• Particle Sizing
• Metrology by Time of Flight Measurements
• LIDAR - LADAR
• Quantum Cryptography
• Custom Applications
Customers
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MIT Lincoln Lab
USA
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Instituto de Ciencias Fotònicas
SPAIN
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U.S. Genomics
USA
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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
BELGIUM
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U.S. Navy
USA
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Sympatec
GERMANY
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Novartis
AUSTRIA
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Hewlett-Packard
USA
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Oxford University
ENGLAND
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Universität Bielefeld
GERMANY
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Stanford University
USA
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NASA
USA
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Università di Padova
ITALY
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University of Tokyo
JAPAN
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University of California Los Angeles
USA
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
USA
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PicoQuant
GERMANY
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Heidelberg University
GERMANY
Some peculiar aspect of Microgate activity
• ‘Industrial handcraft’
• handcraft quantities, but…
• technology content, reliability, quality do require an
industrial approach
• How?
• personnel skill and training
• IT integration
• QA processes strongly integrated in the design and production flows and the
suppliers chain control
• products testing
Some peculiar aspect of Microgate activity
• Interaction with research institutes
• Research institute as customer
• Development effort/costs properly recognized
• Strong technical interaction
• Documentation effort
• Collaboration with research institutes
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Thesis - PhD – PostDoc
Specific R&D projects
(EU) funded projects
Spin-off and partnership (e.g. MPD)
IT as Hybrid Cloud
Integrated ERP
Knowlodge Portals
For every project or main product a single portal contains all the information
Intranets & Extranets
Web based Custom Tools for employees, partners and customers
Whatever you can think or dream, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.
J.W. Goethe