• DocumentCode
    1231481
  • Title

    The Airborne DC Signal Conditioning Amplifier Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

  • Author

    Wenzel, Guss E.

  • Author_Institution
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration Manned Spacecraft Center Houston, Texas
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1965
  • fDate
    6/1/1965 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    480
  • Lastpage
    483
  • Abstract
    The design evolution of an amplifier for use in signal conditioning is presented. The advantages and limitations of several designs are discussed. The progressive development is described arriving finally at a most promising method which utilizes old circuitry but new concepts. Detailed characteristics that show unusual advances in power saving, weight, and volume, which are critical aspects in space application, are given.
  • Keywords
    Attenuation; Bridge circuits; Capacitance; Frequency; Impedance; Power supplies; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Signal design; Space vehicles; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0536-1516
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TA.1965.4319839
  • Filename
    4319839