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Flight experience with lightweight, low-power miniaturized instrumentation systemsEngineers at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Facility (NASA-Dryden) have conducted two flight research programs with lightweight, low-power miniaturized instrumentation systems built around commercial data loggers. One program quantified the performance of a radio-controlled model airplane. The other program was a laminar boundary-layer transition experiment on a manned sailplane. The purpose of this article is to report NASA-Dryden personnel's flight experience with the miniaturized instrumentation systems used on these two programs. This article will describe the data loggers, the sensors, and the hardware and software developed to complete the systems. It also describes how the systems were used and covers the challenges encountered to make them work. Examples of raw data and derived results will be shown as well. For some flight research applications where miniaturized instrumentation is a requirement, the authors conclude that commercially available data loggers and sensors are viable alternatives. In fact, the data loggers and sensors make it possible to gather research-quality data in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Document ID
19950037631
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hamory, Philip J.
Murray, James E.
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Aircraft
Volume: 31
Issue: 5
ISSN: 0021-8669
Subject Category
Aeronautics (General)
Accession Number
95A69230
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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