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Meeting Missile Program Upgrade Requirements with Power-Efficient, Future-Proof Transmitters

Efficient Transmitters Address New Requirements from Missile Program Upgrades

This case study describes how an organization ensured there was no transmitter interference with other onboard electronics.

03/29/2024
Deploying a Total Flight Test System Solution

Organization Successfully Deploys Total FTI System Solution

An aircraft OEM needed a flight test solution for one of its new jets. They decided to use multiple hardware vendors to complete their FTI system.

09/19/2023
Robust and Reliable Flight Test Instrumentation System Deployed on Hypersonic Test Bed

Robust and Reliable Flight Test Instrumentation System Deployed on Hypersonic Test Bed

A company that was developing their own hypersonic vehicle for use as a technology test bed wanted a flight test instrumentation (FTI), recording, and transmission system.

02/16/2021
Flexible I/O System Design Reduced Cost, SWaP, and Time

Flexible I/O System Design Reduced Cost, SWaP, and Time

A leading prime contractor of airborne imaging systems came to Curtiss-Wright with a 3U OpenVPX system architecture design problem they were doubtful could be solved, given the project’s constraints.

11/23/2020
Successful Integration of a Launcher Video Telemetry System Using COTS Equipment

Successful Integration of a Launcher Video Telemetry System Using COTS Equipment

Réaltra was awarded a contract to develop a launcher video telemetry system (LVTS) that will provide the onboard live video telemetry for a launcher that is anticipated to fly in 2021.

11/20/2020
Large Aircraft Rapidly Deploys Customizable Mission Recording System

Large Aircraft Rapidly Deploys Customizable Mission Recording System

A manufacturer of a large military aircraft required a mission recording system to collect engineering data from around the aircraft and store it on a recorder for post-mission analysis.

11/03/2020
Modified COTS Solution Extends Platform Lifespan and Mission Capabilities

Modified COTS Solution Extends Platform Lifespan and Mission Capabilities

Aerospace integrators are often called upon to upgrade aging airframes with new electronic payloads to extend their lifespan and mission capabilities.

06/30/2020
Successful COTS Solution for Space Vehicle Onboard Recording & Audio Handling

Successful COTS Solution for Space Vehicle Onboard Recording and Audio Handling

This case study describes how a space vehicle designer was able to rapidly implement a system to collect all of the data from onboard computers and accommodate late changes to requirements.

04/23/2020
Next Generation Data Acquisition System for a Sounding Rocket

Next Generation Data Acquisition System for a Sounding Rocket

Sounding rockets can carry experiments to altitudes that are often unsuitable for balloons and satellites and are much more cost-efficient since they do not require expensive boosters or extended telemetry and tracking coverage.

02/14/2020
5th Generation Fighter Finds Room for Aircraft Monitoring Instrumentation

5th Generation Fighter Finds Room for Aircraft Monitoring Instrumentation

This case study describes how an operator of a 5th generation fighter found room to install aircraft monitoring instrumentation to help examine performance and rapidly identify any future issues.

05/30/2019
Instrumenting an Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing Vehicle

Instrumenting an Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing Vehicle

This case study describes how a manufacturer of an electric VTOL aircraft selected and installed a suitable flight test instrumentation (FTI) system quickly to help meet a rigorous schedule.

03/12/2019
Upgrading UAV Automatic Landing Subsystems while Reducing Cost and SWaP

Upgrading UAV Automatic Landing Subsystems while Reducing Cost and SWaP

A customer wished to move to the latest and greatest technology without having to change pinouts or cables on the aircraft.

11/27/2018