We present the free and open source software TAS-Paths, a novel system which calculates optimal, collision-free paths for the movement of triple-axis spectrometers. The software features an easy to use graphical user interface, but can also be scripted and used as a library. It allows the user to plan and visualise the motion of the instrument before the experiment and can be used during measurements to circumvent obstacles. The instrument path is calculated in angular configuration space in order to keep a maximum angular distance from any obstacle.

翻译：我们提出了自由开源软件TAS-Paths，这是一种用于计算三轴谱仪最优无碰撞运动路径的新型系统。该软件具备易于使用的图形用户界面，同时亦可作为脚本调用或库文件使用。它允许用户在实验前规划并可视化仪器的运动轨迹，并可在测量过程中用于规避障碍物。仪器路径在角度配置空间中计算，以保持与任何障碍物的最大角距离。