New approach to telemetry development will significantly increase productivity of Joint Test Assembly (JTA) teams

Conference · Tue Oct 27 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6004762

Gee, K T

We design telemetry systems which instrument weapons in the Joint DoD/DOE flight test program. These telemetry systems gather data which can be used to determine if a weapon system functioned as intended. A reusable telemetry electronics system to support new programs for the next decade and to replace old telemetry systems which can no longer be produced is being designed. This multisystem Joint Test Assembly, named JTAX, is being designed to be modular, flexible, and testable. The requirements for each program can be met by choosing the necessary circuitry from a list of ''off-the-shelf'', flexible electronics modules. Present day electronics miniaturization will allow these modules to consist of a few integrated circuits. System-specific circuits can be added to the architecture via well-defined interfaces. Off-the-shelf and system-specific circuitry are connected on printed circuit boards which are designed to meet the unique mechanical constraints for each system. 3 figs.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6004762
• Report Number(s): SAND-87-2623C; CONF-8710171-1; ON: DE88001676
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COMMUNICATIONS
DATA TRANSMISSION
DESIGN
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
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