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Versatile Controller for Infrared Lamp and Heater ArraysA paper describes a modular design for new controllers for infrared heating during cruise stage solar thermal vacuum test of the Mars Science Laboratory. The controllers had to be easy to use and maintain, used with a wide variety of different control schemes, and made using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components wherever possible.
Document ID
20120011894
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
Authors
McKee, Michael R.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Brown, Isaac M.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Chazanoff, Seth L.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Woodward, Bruce
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 26, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 2012
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Tech Briefs, July 2012
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
NPO-47402
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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