Thursday's always a scramble to wrap up the 236 assignment into something resembling a coherent set of solutions. Usually if I haven't solved a problem by now, this means rewriting the question to look like an answer. This comes on the heels of an already lengthy 2hr 236 lecture, so there normally isn't much time left for poor 'ol research. Yesterday was typical; I probably got in a solid 30 minutes actual work on the project.
I'm starting to think that my problems with SPGD have to do with coupling between the control commands. I'm going to try using modal commands next but that will require a decent "modal" poke matrix. Today I fashioned a basic system ID script to do that, and I'm now investigating if I can use the norm of the projection of the wavefront as an objective function, instead of the norm of the wavefront itself. This should be fine since its what I'm using in the PI controller. Next week I'll try actually implementing SPGD with this poke matrix.
Also, to the person behind me in 236: honestly is it that hard to slap on some deodorant in the morning? Seriously, if you can afford those fancy Jesus sandals to go with your black dress socks, surely you can spare some change for a speed stick or something. The room is small and cramped, and we're in there for 2 hours. Think of the children man!
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