COMFRC: Data Acquisition Software for the AMRL Low Speed Wind Tunnel

Abstract

The data acquisition system in the Low Speed Wind Tunnel (LSWT) at the Aeronautical and Maritime Research Laboratory (AMRL) was upgraded recently. A new UNIX based host computer provides a C and X/Motif software development environment. COMFRC is the primary software responsible for the data acquisition, data reduction and storage of data in the LSWT. The operator can follow a test schedule and take data accordingly from a single graphical user interface. Data and results are displayed in real time during the acquisition process. This document provides details of the new data acquisition system and its operation. The procedures required to configure and carry out an entire wind tunnel test using COMFRC and a suite of associated software packages are described in detail.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA391876

Entities

People

  • Craig D. Edwards
  • Stephen S. Lam
  • Yoel Y. Link

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Reduction
  • Digital Communications
  • Engineering
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Host Computers
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Operating Systems
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Strain Gages
  • Transonic Wind Tunnels
  • User Interface
  • Wind Tunnel Models
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Fluid Dynamics.