Crash response data system for the controlled impact demonstration (CID) of a full-scale transport aircraftA study involving the Controlled Impact Demonstration (CID) of a transport category aircraft was conducted with the objective to improve occupant safety during survivable crash scenarios. in connection with this study, the first remotely-piloted Full-Scale Transport aircraft was purposely crashed into the California desert. The program was initated to demonstrate the effectiveness of an imisting kerosene (AMK), a fuel additive emplyed to reduce postcrash fires. The unmanned CID flight carried 73 life-like flight research dummies, multiple experiments, high-speed interior cabin cameras, and the high-environment Crash Response Data System. Attention is given to the design approach, a block diagram of the Crash Response Data System, measurements, the digital data subsystem, signal conditioning, telemetry, on-board recording, the power subsystem, preflight checkout and calibration, and aspects of system qualification.
Document ID
19860052307
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Calloway, R. S. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Knight, V. H., Jr. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)