An Inflight Recorder Prototype for the Inflight Physiological Data Acquisition System III.

Abstract

A prototype for the Inflight Recorder component of the Inflight Physiological Data Acquisition System was built. The Inflight Recorder is a remote data acquisition computer for sampling physiological data. Characteristics of the recorder's design were solid-state, microprocessor controlled, expandability, 16 sensor inputs, and 122 samples per second. Demonstration of battery operation for four hours and unobstructive size characteristics awaits further testing. Following a hardware requirements analysis, the prototype was built using Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits. Components featured in the design were a CMOS microprocessor; Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memories (EEPROM); a monolithic, 16 channel, analog to digital converter; and Magnetic Bubble Memories (MBM). In addition to building the IR prototype, several development tools have been constructed. One was a EEPROM Programmer. Another was an MBM Interactive Development System. A third was a hardware front panel for debugging IR software. User's manuals for these tools appear in appendices to the thesis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA118072

Entities

People

  • Robert Eugene Meisner

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Bubble Memories
  • Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Debugging
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Memory Devices
  • Metal Oxide Semiconductors
  • Metal Oxides
  • Microprocessors
  • Processing Equipment
  • Prototypes
  • Semiconductors
  • Software Development

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems