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A LIGHT-WEIGHT INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM DESIGN

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 25-28, 1999 / Riviera Hotel and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada / To meet challenging constraints on telemetry system weight and volume, a custom Light-Weight Instrumentation System was developed to collect vehicle environment and
dynamics on a short-duration exo-atmospheric flight test vehicle. The total telemetry
system, including electronics, sensors, batteries, and a 1 watt transmitter weighs about 1
kg. Over 80 channels of measurement, housekeeping, and telemetry system diagnostic
data are transmitted at 128 kbps. The microcontroller-based design uses the automotive
industry standard Controller Area Network to interface with and support in-flight control
functions. Operational parameters are downloaded via a standard asynchronous serial
communications interface. The basic design philosophy and functionality is described
here.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/607326
Date10 1900
CreatorsKidner, Ronald
ContributorsSandia National Laboratories
PublisherInternational Foundation for Telemetering
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typetext, Proceedings
RightsCopyright © International Foundation for Telemetering
Relationhttp://www.telemetry.org/

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