Andrew Ferayorni
Principal Engineer at National Solar Observatory
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Area of Expertise:
Control Systems , High Performance Computing
Profile Summary

Andrew is a Senior Software Engineer at the National Solar Observatory in Maui, Hawaii. He is currently working on the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) as a principal engineer and project manager for the first light Visible Broadband Imager (VBI) instrument and the Polarimetry Analysis and Calibration (PA&C) system. Andrew received his BSE and MS in Computer Systems Engineering from Arizona State University. Andrew’s experience as a software engineer over 25 years includes distributed, real-time, and motion control systems for observatory and manufacturing automation projects.
Publications (16)

Proceedings Article | 25 July 2024 Poster + Paper
Andrew Ferayorni, Andrew Beard, Chris Berst, Keith Cummings, Stephen Guzzo, John Hubbard, Jon Muñoz
Proceedings Volume 13101, 131014K (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3022242
KEYWORDS: Control software, Software development, Control systems, Observatories, Process control, Peer review, Operating systems, Industry, Engineering, Standards development

Proceedings Article | 30 August 2022 Presentation + Paper
Proceedings Volume 12185, 1218527 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2631079
KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Turbulence, Silicon carbide, Telescopes, Deformable mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Linear filtering

Proceedings Article | 8 January 2021 Presentation + Paper
Proceedings Volume 11448, 114480F (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2559606
KEYWORDS: Solar telescopes, Real-time computing, Wavefront sensors, Cameras, Adaptive optics, Deformable mirrors, Sensors, Computing systems, Manufacturing, Imaging systems

Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Presentation + Paper
Proceedings Volume 11452, 114521X (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563233
KEYWORDS: Speckle, Image processing, Optical instrument design, Solar telescopes, Imaging systems

Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Presentation + Paper
Andrew Ferayorni, Scott Gregory, Lukas Rimmele, Stacey Sueoka, David Harrington
Proceedings Volume 11450, 114502R (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563227
KEYWORDS: Calibration, Telescopes, Infrared sensors, Computer aided design, Solid modeling, Wave plates, Optical calibration, Thermography, Quartz, Polarizers

Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster
Proceedings Volume 11447, 11447AI (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563224
KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Solar telescopes, Observatories, Temporal resolution, Telescopes, Sun

Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper
Proceedings Volume 10700, 107000V (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314212
KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical fabrication, Cameras, Mirrors, Control systems, Solar processes, Observatories, Polarimetry, Imaging systems, Polarization

Proceedings Article | 18 August 2016 Paper
Proceedings Volume 9906, 99061B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235227
KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Observatories, Solar processes, Telescopes, Mirrors, Optical fabrication, Buildings, Space telescopes, Control systems, Deformable mirrors

Proceedings Article | 16 August 2016 Paper
Andrew Ferayorni, Andrew Beard, Wes Cole, Scott Gregory, Friedrich Wöeger
Proceedings Volume 9911, 991106 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233695
KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Sensors, Motion controllers, Cameras, Digital signal processing, Control systems, Servomechanisms, Calibration, Human-machine interfaces, Computer programming

Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper
Proceedings Volume 9908, 99085A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233660
KEYWORDS: Optical alignment, Interferometry, Tolerancing, Lenses, Data modeling, Mirrors, Objectives, Interferometers, Monochromatic aberrations, Monte Carlo methods

Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016 Paper
Joseph McMullin, William McVeigh, Mark Warner, Thomas Rimmele, Simon Craig, Andrew Ferayorni, Bret Goodrich, Robert Hubbard, Rex Hunter, Paul Jeffers, Erik Johansson, Heather Marshall, William McBride, LeEllen Phelps, Steve Shimko, Alexandra Tritschler, Timothy Williams, Friedrich Wöger
Proceedings Volume 9911, 99110K (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235225
KEYWORDS: Solar telescopes, Systems engineering, Observatories, Content addressable memory, Chromium, Control systems, Neodymium, Databases, Phase modulation, Process control

Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper
Proceedings Volume 9152, 91520Z (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057143
KEYWORDS: Cameras, Modulators, Polarization, Control systems, Virtual colonoscopy, Mirrors, Imaging systems, Modulation, Clocks, Motion controllers

Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper
Proceedings Volume 9152, 91521J (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057122
KEYWORDS: Cameras, Data processing, Calibration, Data storage, Speckle, Java, Imaging systems, Image processing, Solar telescopes, Computer programming

Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper
William McBride, Friedrich Wöger, Steve Hegwer, Andrew Ferayorni, B. Scott Gregory
Proceedings Volume 8446, 84461B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925472
KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Cameras, Imaging systems, Interference filters, Image restoration, Solar telescopes, Image filtering, Diffraction, Speckle, Telescopes

Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper
Proceedings Volume 8451, 845113 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925527
KEYWORDS: Cameras, Control systems, Motion controllers, Optical filters, Imaging systems, Control systems design, Sensors, Human-machine interfaces, Observatories, Solar telescopes

Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper
Proceedings Volume 8451, 84511C (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925656
KEYWORDS: Reconstruction algorithms, Cameras, Data storage, Speckle, Telescopes, Data acquisition, Imaging systems, Data processing, Spatial frequencies, Image processing

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