Electrical Engineering Design Projects to Support Research Conducted at the National Solar Observatory

在国家太阳天文台和美国国家太阳能观测站的合作下， 太阳黑子，新墨西哥州，和得克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校（UTEP）， 初级和高级电气和计算机工程专业的学生 花夏天的时间在UTEP和 天文台 目前，天文台人员没有 用于改造或重新设计现有设备的时间或资源， 虽然微不足道，但功能处于可接受的水平。 这将打开 许多学生设计项目的大门旨在优化 现有设备。 这些项目包括设计一个看到 用于观测太阳现象的监视器和CCD相机接口。

In a cooperative effort between the National Solar Observatory at Sunspot, New Mexico, and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), junior and senior electrical and computer engineering students spend the summers working on design projects at UTEP and at the observatory. At present, observatory personnel do not have the time or resources to retrofit or redesign existing equipment that, although marginal, functions at an acceptable level. This opens the door for many student design projects aimed at optimizing existing equipment. These projects include the design of a seeing monitor for observing solar phenomena and a CCD camera interface.