| Workpackage | Milestones/ deliverables |
Description |
| 2.1 | M1 | Complete two feasibility and conceptual design studies of a VLT XAO system aiming at detecting planets |
| 2.1 | D1 | Report on final design study for the selected XAO concept above |
| 2.2 | M1 | Complete conceptual design study of an LGS MCAO system for the VLT |
| 2.2 | M2 | Complete NGS MCAO feasibility study based on FALCON concept |
| 2.2 | D1 | Final design study of the LGS MCAO system for the VLT |
| 2.3 | M1 | Complete design of a multi-object WFS for the GTC |
| 2.3 | M2 | Delivery of a Multi-object wavefront sensor prototype for the LBT |
| 2.4 | M1 | Complete design of a multi-object ground layer wavefront sensor prototype for the LBT |
| 2.4 | M2 | First light of the multi-object WFS prototype at the LBT |
| 2.4 | D1 | Test report of the multi-object WFS prototype at the LBT |
| 3.1 | M1 | Complete conceptual design of the new Real Time Computer platform for the 2nd generation of AO systems |
| 3.1 | M2 | Complete development of the Real Time Computer platform and performance testing |
| 3.2 | M1 | Complete theoretical study of the optimal control for MCAO systems |
| 3.2 | M2 | Implementation of the optimal control methods developed above on a simplified laboratory system and performance evaluation |
| 3.2 | M3 | Implementation of the optimal control methods on the ESO MCAO demonstrator (MAD) and testing |
| 3.3 | D1 | Design report of a ~1200 actuator piezo stack deformable mirror |
| 3.3 | M1 | Testing of a ~1200 actuator piezo stack deformable mirror prototype |
| 3.4 | M1 | Complete design of fast drive control electronics for the piezo stack deformable mirror developed above |
| 3.4 | M2 | Complete development of the deformable mirror drive electronic prototype and testing |
| 3.5 | M1 | VLT adaptive secondary feasibility study |
| 3.5 | M2 | Complete preliminary design of the VLT adaptive secondary |
| 3.6 | M1 | Complete feasibility study of a ~1m glass shell for an adaptive secondary |
| 3.6 | M2 | Manufacturing of a convex glass shell prototype for an adaptive secondary |
| 3.7 | M1 | specifications and feasibility of a 2k actuator micro deformable mirror prototype; contract signature |
| 3.7 | M2 | Preliminary design of a 2k actuator micro deformable mirror prototype |
| 3.7 | M3 | Delivery of a MDM control electronic prototype |
| 3.7 | M4 | Final design of a 2k actuator micro deformable mirror prototype |
| 3.7 | M5 | Delivery of a 60 actuator magnetic micro deformable mirror prototype and testing |
| 3.7 | M6 | Delivery of a 2k actuator micro deformable mirror prototype |
| 3.8 | M1 | Complete theoretical study of a high order wavefront sensor |
| 3.8 | M2 | Complete design of a high order wavefront sensor test bench |
| 3.8 | D1 | High order wavefront sensor test bench report |