Engineering and Instrumentation Support of the AFGL Research Rocket Program.

Abstract

This report summarizes the engineering and instrumentation effort provided in support of the AFGL Research Rocket Program. Research and developmental efforts included a study on the potential use of bubble memory systems for data collection and storage on sounding rockets, the development of an enhanced PCM telemetry station that can acquire in real-time up to 75K words per second for Aries type rocket payloads, and the development of a microprocessor based balloon azimuth controller for positioning the payload gondola of research balloons. A summary of the engineering and instrumentation effort provided in support of research rocket launches is also included. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 09, 1982
Accession Number
ADA128987

Entities

People

  • Arthur A. Gilcrease

Organizations

  • New Mexico State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Bubble Memories
  • Control Systems
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Ground Stations
  • Instrumentation
  • Magnetic Tape
  • New Mexico
  • Physical Sciences
  • Recording Systems
  • Sounding Rockets
  • Tape Recorders
  • Tape Recording
  • Telemetry
  • Telemetry Equipment

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Robotics and Automation.