Recent developments in data acquisition and control systems at the Aircraft Research Association Limited

Author

Coulton, David G.

Author_Institution

Aircraft Res. Assoc. Ltd., Bedford, UK

fYear

1991

fDate

27-31 Oct 1991

Firstpage

196

Lastpage

205

Abstract

The data acquisition systems (DASs) described are all based on the one connected to the 2.74-m×2.44-m transonic wind tunnel which is the main testing facility at Aircraft Research Association Limited. The systems are based on Radstone single-board computers utilizing Motorola 68020 processors operating on the VME bus. Each DAS interfaces with a PRIME computer that is dedicated to point-by-point computation and presentation of fully corrected wind tunnel results. The additional systems described include an intelligent controller for electronically scanned pressure modules, the transonic wind tunnel automated test system, and the captive trajectory rig. The main features of the various data acquisition systems are highlighted, and the design concepts of several other applications of single-board computers are described

Keywords

aircraft; computer interfaces; computerised control; computerised instrumentation; data acquisition; microcomputer applications; transonic flow; wind tunnels; 2.44 m; 2.74 m; Motorola 68020 processors; PRIME computer; Radstone single-board computers; VME bus; automated test system; captive trajectory rig; data acquisition; electronically scanned pressure modules; intelligent controller; transonic wind tunnel; Aircraft; Application software; Automatic control; Automatic testing; Computer interfaces; Control systems; Data acquisition; Electronic equipment testing; Pressure control; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation in Aerospace Simulation Facilities, 1991. ICIASF '91 Record., International Congress on

Conference_Location

Rockville, MD

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIASF.1991.186240

Filename

186240