Subject: NTT Specimen control
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 15:42:33 -0600
From: "Rood, Omar" <Omar.Rood@mts.com>
To: "Ito, Masayuki" <Masayuki.Ito@mts.com>
CC: "Larson, Rod" <Rod.Larson@mts.com>, "Thoen, Brad" <Brad.Thoen@mts.com>

Hello Ito,

Happy New Year!

1.  Reference the drawing you sent, (Example Concept) fax JF981218D  the
control can not be done that way.  The inner loop table control must use
our DOF feedback.

2.  Brad's idea is that he could add software so that there is an outer
loop of control using the customer's conditioner. This outer loop would
run through the adaptive control (APC/AHC or AIC) on the digital
controller.

3.  The specimen data would have to be high level signals into the debug
analog input on the 469D.  If they want to control specimen
displacement, they must run the 469D in displacement mode.  If they want
to control specimen acceleration, they must run the 469D in acceleration
mode.

4.  At present we do not have that software.  Brad would have to write
the software,  then Brad, Rod, and Yutaka would have to be on site at
NTT to finalize software development and test.

5.  We have no long range plan to develop this software for the 6 DOF
table controller.

6.  Also we don't have money to do this development and test.  The price
would be $80,000.  If NTT wanted to pay for the development and test,
then we could do this as an add on project.

Regards  Omar

