APT ETC Task Administration

Task Objectives

APT will consist in part of a set of Exposure Time Calculators for the set of often used instruments on-board HST, as well as those instruments that will be installed on HST in the near term. This includes: ACS, NICMOS, STIS, WFPC2, and will later include WFC3 and COS. The ETCs will need to integrate well within the APT architectual framework, as well as the overall data model that represents the HST proposal. This team will be able to make use of the computational techniques of the CGI-base ETCs, and of major components of the data model from the SEA/Java-based ETCs. This team will be responsible for providing the following deliverables in the following order:
  1. A timeline schedule for this task (periodically refined), including specific milestones
  2. A requirements document that reflects the specifications and priorities of the Stakeholders group
  3. A design document using UML
  4. A plan for phased implemenation
  5. Source code, constructed according to the agreed-upon coding guidelines
  6. A test plan to support verification/validation

It is expected that periodic reviews, both formal and informal, will be conducted to assure the quality of the outcomes described above.

Task Meetings

The ETC Development Task holds weekly meetings on Tuesdays from 10-11 am in room N420.

Task Schedule

The ETC Development Timeline is given below:

Task Members

The following APT Team members participate in the ETC development activities:

With consulting expertise from Rob Douglas (x4497).

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