Real-Time Flight Engine Controller Using NI LabVIEW and CompactRIO Hardware

Abstract

The Challenge: Designing a light-weight, low-cost control and data system for the engine controller and a remote data system for propellant conditioning for an Air Force SBIR Phase III vortex propulsion flight demonstration program. The Solution: Developing a low cost, off-the-shelf embedded system with minimal manpower and increased flexibility using a custom NI LabVIEW application and the NI CompactRIO platform to deterministically control a liquid rocket engine and its associated feed systems. Additionally developing an easy to setup remote temperature monitoring system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2011
Accession Number
ADA546033

Entities

People

  • Joan Hoopes

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Control Systems
  • Demonstrations
  • Embedded Systems
  • Engines
  • Fuel Systems
  • Ground Support
  • Ground Support Equipment
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Ignition Systems
  • Monitoring
  • Platforms
  • Propellants
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Resilience
  • Rocket Engines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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