| Astronomy
Equipment and Systems
Telescopes
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| Telescope
and Mount |
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Specifications
for the telescope shown above: 475 mm aperture, f/2
focal ratio, 4-element corrector, 2-degree field of
view.
Price Range*:
$50,000 to $500,000+
Call or email us at inquiries@the-pilot-group.com
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Fast-Slew
Settle Telescope Mounts
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Mount: 1.2 meters between the forks. |
Telescope
Mount: 30 inches between the forks. |
Specifications:
servo controlled axes, 35°/sec axis rate, 25°/sec2
acceleration, and sidereal tracking better than 0.15
arc seconds.
Price Range*:
$25,000 to $120,000+
Call or email us at inquiries@the-pilot-group.com
with any special request.
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Optics
and Optomechanics
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| Spectograph
camera |
Reimager
with spectographic capability |
Calcium
Flouride Optics |
We
design, build, and test refractive systems containing
large elements (up to 14 inches to date) made of exotic
materials (e.g., CaF2, NaCl, broad-band
glasses) coupled with air or index-matching greases
or fluids.
Price Range*:
$10k to $200k+, plus optics.
Call or email us at inquiries@the-pilot-group.com
with any special request.
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Telescope
Encoding and Drive Systems
The Pilot
Group engineers and installs servo drive systems as
retrofits for existing telescopes. We can retrofit
any size telescope with a modern servo control system
with performance that meets or exceeds your requirements
for a reasonable price. The Pilot Group uses proprietary
servo control software that allows easy interface
capability. You can use your existing control interface
with minimal software changes or you can let The Pilot
Group provide one. Your optics and mount can be running
with a great control system sooner and cheaper than
you think.
Price Range*:
$20k to $125k+
Call or email us at inquiries@the-pilot-group.com
with any special request.
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Intraocular
Lens (IOL) Equipment and Medical Instruments:
Test
Equipment for Optical Measurement of Intraocular Lenses (IOL)
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| Comprehensive
IOL Tester |
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Our
IOL test equipment includes instruments for the semi-automated
measurement of focal length, resolution, and MTF.
For accommodating IOL's, we also offer an instrument
that measures force and displacement concurrent with
the optical measurements.
For clinical
use, we offer a Badal Optometer. This device makes
use of a Badal optical system to present a constant-magnification
image to the subject. The image vergence is then scanned
over a range from -0.25 D to +8 D to ascertain the
available accommodation in the subject's eye.
Price Range*:
$18k to $120k+
Call or email us at inquiries@the-pilot-group.com
with any special request.
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Medical
Instruments for Implantation of Intraocular Lenses (IOL)
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| Medical
Devices |
IOL
Inserter Assembly |
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We have
experience in the design and prototype fabrication
of devices for the insertion of IOL's. Costs generally
range from $5-10k for a conceptual design to $75k
for complete design, analysis, and prototype fabrication.
Price Range*:
$5k to $75k+ depending on requirements
Call or email us at inquiries@the-pilot-group.com
with any special request.
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Intraocular
Lens (IOL) and Standard Lens Certification
The Pilot Group
provides certification services for IOL’s and standard
lenses. Where applicable, our measurements are traceable
to NIST standards.
The lens parameters
we can certify include:
- Effective
focal length (EFL)
- Back focal
length (BFL)
- Resolution
and Resolution Efficiency
- Modulation
Transfer Function (MTF)
For IOL’s,
in addition to the parameters above, we can also measure
and certify the following:
- Lens geometry
- Power in aqueous
For multifocal
IOL’s we can also measure:
- Add power
- Through focus
response (TFR)
- Visual subjective
quality factor (SQFV)
And for accommodating
IOL’s, we can further measure:
- Radial deflection
forces
- Axial deflection
forces
- Lens vault
When necessary,
we can measure IOL’s while in a temperature-controlled
eye cell per ISO Standard 11979-2.
Specialty
Engineering
We
perform commercial R & D, engineering analysis,
and design and fabrication in a variety of areas:
- Mechanics
- Electronics
- Software
- Servo
Control
- Image
Processing
- Digital
Signal Processing
- Optomechanics
- Electromechanics
- Hydraulics
- Pneumatics
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| Finite
Element Analysis |
Servo
Control Electronics |
Image
Processing and Object Recognition (Mammogram shown) |
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| LED
Strobe Electronics |
Feedback
control and cynamics analysis |
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| Notable
projects include:
- Precision
gas pressure control systems
- Control
systems for super-plastic titanium forming equipment
- Servo
control system for entertainment industry
- Optical
tracking system for telescope image stabilization
- Ultrasonic
ranging system
- Technical
proposal evaluations
- Vacuum
system components used in coating and mass spectrometry
facilities
- Analog
multiplexer: 60 channel, 16 but resolution, 300
kHz channel rate, 5 MHz bandwith
Prices
range* from a several thousand dollars for technology
evaluations to up to $1MM+ depending on project scope.
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Prices subject to change and some may even go down. Please
call us at 626-599-9422 or email us at inquiries@the-pilot-group.com
to discuss how we can help you achieve your project goal.
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