Wireless Instrumentation for Impact Monitoring on Space Shuttle, International SpaceStation, Inflatable Habitats and Future Vehicles
- Paper number
IAC-06-B6.3.06
- Author
Mr. George Studor, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States
- Year
2006
- Abstract
Manned space programs at Johnson Space Center have filled the needs for flight data with a standalone wireless instrumentation suite for numerous flights. With avionics channels and instrumentation cables fully booked, these battery-powered data acquisition, processing and storage systems have bridged the gap for critical problems with minimum integration and wieght penalties. The Shuttle Wing Leading Edge Impact Detection System for ascent and on-orbit use along with results of an extensive ground impact test series, analyses and modeling will be discussed. Testing and flight application of wireless impact and leak location systems developed for International Space Station and inflatable habitats will then be outlined. Finally, a general approach to providing modular instrumentation architectures and instrumentation systems for future aerospace vehicles programs will be discussed.
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