Emerging Trends in Instrumentation in Rocket Motor Testing
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https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.65.7949Keywords:
Test bed, static test, rocket motor, measurement chain, transducer, calibration, instrumentation amplifier, signal conditioners, performance indices, data acquisition systemAbstract
Rocket motors are designed, developed, and evaluated for performance, and after repeated tests, are qualified for use in a spacecraft or missile system. Comprehensive instrumentation measurement plan is made to record physical parameters during evaluation and testing. In the last thirty years, a revolution has happened in the field of electronics that has benefited instrumentation in terms of accuracy, bandwidth, capacity, reliability and analysis. This paper describes the improvements in instrumentation that have happened in the field of rocket motor testing over a period of last three decades.
Defence Science Journal, Vol. 65, No. 1, January 2015, pp.63-69, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/dsj.65.7949
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