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16 August 2016 Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope: integration, testing, and commissioning planning
Simon Craig, Kerry Gonzales, Robert P. Hubbard, Chen Liang, Ruth A. Kneale, William R. McBride II, Predrag Sekulic, Timothy R. Williams
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Proceedings Volume 9911, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy VII; 991102 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233654
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) has been in its construction phase since 2010, anticipating the onset of the integration, test, and commissioning (IT&C) phase in early 2017, and the commencement of science verification in 2019. The works on Haleakala are progressing at a phenomenal rate and many of the various subsystems are either through or about to enter their Factory (or Laboratory) acceptance. The delays in obtaining site planning permissions, while a serious issue for Project Management, has allowed the sub-systems to develop well ahead of their required delivery to site. We have benefited from the knowledge that many sub-systems will be on site and ready for integration well before affecting the critical path. Opportunities have been presented for additional laboratory/factory testing which, while not free, significantly reduce the risks of potential delays and rework on site. From the perspective of IT&C this has provided an opportunity to develop the IT&C plans and schedules free from the pressures of imminent deployment.

In this paper we describe the ongoing planning of the Integration, Testing and Commissioning (IT&C) phase of the project in particular the detailed planning phase that we are currently developing.
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Simon Craig, Kerry Gonzales, Robert P. Hubbard, Chen Liang, Ruth A. Kneale, William R. McBride II, Predrag Sekulic, and Timothy R. Williams "Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope: integration, testing, and commissioning planning", Proc. SPIE 9911, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy VII, 991102 (16 August 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233654
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Solar telescopes
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