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The History of Wireless Technology and Recent Developments Towards Modern Transmitters
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The History of Wireless Technology and Recent Developments Towards Modern Transmitters

This white paper looks at the early developments in electromagnetic theory and electronics (the 1800s to 1960s) and the modern era of electronics (1960s to present). It discusses the current technologies finding their way into modern transmitters.

10/14/2020
Addressing the Variety of Different FTI Standards in a Network Environment
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Addressing the Variety of Different FTI Standards in a Network Environment

This paper discusses some of the hardware and software challenges imposed on FTI by various standards and addresses them.

09/21/2020
Transitioning to C-Band
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Transitioning to C-Band

To support the demand for Internet access by smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices, the U.S. Government auction for airwaves saw the standard telemetry frequency bands reassigned for mobile broadband use. Despite this development, the transition

08/12/2020
Video Compression Quality and Performance for Airborne IP Cameras
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Video Compression Quality and Performance for Airborne IP Cameras

There is increasing demand for high-quality HD video for airborne applications such as flight test instrumentation (FTI). Ideally, new HD cameras can reduce the weight and difficulty of installing wiring, and enable data to be coherently combined with images through built-in compression.

07/21/2020
Successful COTS Solution for Space Vehicle Onboard Recording & Audio Handling
Case Study

Successful COTS Solution for Space Vehicle Onboard Recording and Audio Handling

This case study describes how a space vehicle designer was able to rapidly implement a system to collect all of the data from onboard computers and accommodate late changes to requirements.

04/23/2020
Next Generation Data Acquisition System for a Sounding Rocket
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Next Generation Data Acquisition System for a Sounding Rocket

Sounding rockets can carry experiments to altitudes that are often unsuitable for balloons and satellites and are much more cost-efficient since they do not require expensive boosters or extended telemetry and tracking coverage.

02/14/2020
The Wright Data: Enhancing Aircraft System Monitoring and Reducing Unscheduled Maintenance
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The Wright Data: Enhancing Aircraft System Monitoring and Reducing Unscheduled Maintenance

This white paper discusses the problem of inefficient maintenance, lack of access to the right data, and how aircraft can be retrofitted with instrumentation to more quickly identify impending failures, rapidly repair them, and minimize aircraft downtime.

01/31/2020
Designing a Thermally Optimal Data Acquisition Unit
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Designing a Thermally Optimal Data Acquisition Unit

This white paper examines DAU heat challenges, including dissipation, and the best strategies to meet size and performance constraints without compromising data integrity with excessive heat build-up.

12/10/2019
Reducing Time and Cost of Ordnance Testing with Modern Transponder Designs
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Reducing Time and Cost of Ordnance Testing with Modern Transponder Designs

This white paper examines how the use of modern transponders can reduce setup time, lower costs, and require less future planning and maintenance than traditional designs.

09/05/2019
Instrumenting an Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing Vehicle
Case Study

Instrumenting an Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing Vehicle

This case study describes how a manufacturer of an electric VTOL aircraft selected and installed a suitable flight test instrumentation (FTI) system quickly to help meet a rigorous schedule.

03/12/2019
Focusing on the Future of Airborne Imagery: IP Cameras
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Focusing on the Future of Airborne Imagery: IP Cameras

Read this white paper to learn more about high-speed cameras and how they can provide users with the ability to conduct in-depth, quantitative analysis of their high-speed images.

03/11/2019
Acquiring Test Data from Production Aircraft
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Acquiring Test Data from Production Aircraft

Read how a Permanent Test Instrumentation Equipment (PTIE) can be installed onto an aircraft at production, or rapidly post-production as the need arises, to gather data in a minimally intrusive manner.

03/11/2019