NEREUS Nemertes : embedded mass spectrometer control system

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Champy, Adam Samuel
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NEREUS : mass spectrometer interface
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Advisor
Harold F. Hemond.
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Abstract
In this thesis, I present Nemertes System, a software suite to control an embedded autonomous mass spectrometer. I first evaluate previous control systems for the hard- ware and evaluate a set of software design goals. The NSystem software builds upon the previous functionalities by offering text-file based scheduling and subroutines, as well as customizable scanning and data reporting. I also implement a new calibration technique that is suitable for auto-calibration while in autonomous operation. Overall, the system is designed to be modular and flexible with the expectation of hardware upgrades and changing needs.
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Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2005.
 
Includes bibliographical references (leaf 63).
 
Date issued
2005
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33216
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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