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Title: Aerospace energy systems laboratory: Requirements and design approach

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OSTI ID:5796199

The NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility at Edwards, California, operates a mixed fleet of research aircraft employing nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries in a variety of flight-critical applications. Dryden's Battery Systems Laboratory (BSL), a computerized facility for battery maintenance servicing, has developed over two decades into one of the most advanced facilities of its kind in the world. Recently a major BSL upgrade was initiated with the goal of modernization to provide flexibility in meeting the needs of future advanced projects. The new facility will be called the Aerospace Energy Systems Laboratory (AESL) and will employ distributed processing linked to a centralized data base. AESL will be both a multistation servicing facility and a research laboratory for the advancement of energy storage system maintenance techniques. This paper describes the baseline requirements for the AESL and the design approach being taken for its mechanization.

Research Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Edwards AFB, CA (USA). Dryden Flight Research Center
OSTI ID:
5796199
Report Number(s):
N-88-24206; NASA-TM-100423; H-1448; NAS-1.15:100423; CONF-8805208-
Resource Relation:
Conference: ISA aerospace industries/test measurement symposium, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 2 May 1988
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English