Signal Acquisition and Processing for Autonomous Space Shuttle Cargo Bay Acoustic Measurements (NASA G-313)

Abstract

A narrowband trigonal acoustic transducer array and digital signal processing software are described in support of Space Shuttle Vibroacoustic experiment (NASA G-313). The three co-planar, vibrationally isolated pressure- sensing microphones, the preamplifiers and the filters are designed to meet dynamic range and anti-aliasing requirements for the digitization and processing of recorded flight data with one Herty resolution within the 30-780 Hz baseband acoustic spectrum. The experiment is designed to operate in environments up to 160 dB SPL and provides model recognition and directional information to identify resonances and localize high intensity sound sources within the ambient launch environment of the Space Shuttle Cargo Bay. Also included in this thesis is a model of the empty Cargo Bay resonances and modal density calculations based on an adiabatic perturbations of a rigid, right circular cylindrical enclosure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA200426

Entities

People

  • David P. Kuebler

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Measurement
  • Acoustics
  • Acquisition
  • Amplifiers
  • Bandwidth
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environment
  • Measurement
  • Microphones
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Signal Processing
  • Signal Processing Software
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space