ADVANCED LIGO SUSPENSIONS

CONTROLS PROTOTYPE ETM
QUADRUPLE PENDULUM SUSPENSION

DIARY FROM APRIL 2003 UP TO APRIL 2006

14th April 2006:      Quad at MIT with the alignment tooling

14th April 2006:      More Quad at MIT

14th April 2006:      Quad at MIT, going into the BSC Chamber



Mark Barton continues the diary fo Quad photos on his web page

15th October 2005      *UPDATED* RAL VISIT FOR THE RE-BUILD

10th August 2005       *NEW*  In progress

27th July 2005          3 and 1 assembly continued

15th July 2005          3 and 1 assembly

21st June 2005:      Clean Room, Masses and Testing Wire

20th June 2005:     Visit to see face plates for lower structure.

June 2005:              Quad build continues. Pictures include Upper Structure, LOS Structure, Clean room and pictures
                                 form preparation of parts for 3+1 assembly.

May 2005:               Pictures include the preparation for the 3+1 assembly carried out during vists from Ian and Norna.

April 2005:               Russell Jones, Tim Hayler and others visited us during this period of building a triple from a fixed top mass and
                                  stepping through the 3+1 assembly procedure. Pictures April.

30th March 2005    Pictures
15th March 2005:     Pictures
8th March 2005:         Pictures

Feb 2005:           Visit by MPL to assembly the UI and Top masses. Pictures

Jan 2005:               Electrostatic (gold pattern), picture on a glass face plate

Feb - Dec 2004   Notes / design effort covered on design page

13th Jan 2004:      Updated with design of the ETM upper mass and related moments and mass 

11th Dec 2003  :   ETM Layout with 10 different configurations, e-drawing

22nd NOV 2003:   UPDATED: -  ETM CP: - Mass Estimate of an ETM suspension layout, T030137-04     

9th OCT 2003:    Conceptual Design Document with updated parameter list, Norna Robertson, T010103-02

10th Sept 2003:   *NEW-UPDATED 11th DEC 2003*    ETM Layout with 10 different configurations, e-drawing

 5th AUG 2003:     ETM Upper Masses by Mike Perreur Lloyd, with input from Norna A. Robertson

22nd JUL 2003:    ETM CP: - Mass Estimate of an ETM suspension layout, T030137-02

10 JUN 2003:    Version 05 -   SoilidWorks Assembly of the UPPER MASS, created by MPL, April 30th 2003.

07 MAY 2003:    Version 00 -   SoilidWorks Assembly of the UPPER MASS, created by MPL, April 30th 2003.  
07 MAY 2003:     Version 00 -  SoilidWorks Assembly of the TABLE CLOTH, created by CIT, May 3rd 2003.

12 MAY 2003:     Version 01 -  SoilidWorks Assembly of the UPPER MASS,  created by CIT, May 12th 2003.
                              MPL has created a plan view fo the upper mass in order to show the positioning of the blades
                              and a .pdf showing  an isometirc  view fo the upper mass and mass properties <>
April 11th 2003:     Version 00 - ETM assembly of a structure with initial assemblies of the upper mass.
                               http://www.3diw.com/login.asp?u=e17f8f5_ctorrie&f=33551962  - EXPIRED! OUT OF DATE, SEE BELOW   

BLADE TEST FACILITY

 13 MAY 2003:    Version 00 -   A Blade Testing unit would allow for various work associated with the blade to be gathered together in
                                                                      one location. Ideas of what could be included and a drawing can be found below: -
                                                                            1) Draft Version 00: Gathering of Ideas  (May 12th 2003)
                                                                            2) Draft Version 01: .jpg of a blade test facility (April 11th 2003)