On-Board Early Detection Loss Prevention – Real Time Location, Evaluation, and Analysis of Abnormal Temperature Events in Critical Mission Vehicles and Facilities
- Paper number
IAC-07-D2.5.05
- Author
Mr. Paul J. Celauro, Puzzltec Solutions, Inc., United States
- Year
2007
- Abstract
Abnormal temperature events leading to inoperability, damage losses, fires, and explosions are always a serious threat to life and limb as well as irreplaceable space mission operating assets. Traditionally, the cost, weight, and complexity of comprehensive real-time temperature sensing systems have precluded all but the most basic functions in detecting abnormal temperature situations in many aerospace applications. Now a completely new approach is making its way into commercial aviation, aerospace, and deep-space venues that early-detects and abates abnormal temperature events before damage and losses can take place. The concept utilizes a unique lineal sensing system that actually pinpoints the precise location of the highest abnormal temperature anywhere along its length with its instantaneous temperature value. This information enables crew and ground support, using interactive 3-D visual tools, to perform rapid cause-and-effect analysis towards resolution of potentially dangerous events before they get out of control. As the situation resolution process occurs, comprehensive data logging captures the entire event along with associated variables in high-resolution so that specialists can monitor the event in detail, relationally, as it happens, or later. The paper highlights this powerful real-time safety process and describes how the system can “learn” signature normative behaviors for every area, component, and operating system of any space vehicle so that corrective intervention can be implemented in the earliest stages of unexpected abnormal temperature events. It will detail the unique lineal (up to 610 meters long) sensor types that can sense any temperature value between – 40 and 810 degrees C in a wide variety of environments. The paper also outlines implementation strategies for a broad range of space program agendas. Attendees will leave the presentation with an in-depth perspective of how this innovative and powerful advance in temperature and fire safety can positively impact their own space safety initiatives, and recommendations for practical steps forward.
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