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Advanced Wireless Flight Sensor System
Completed
TRL 3 (started at 1, targeting 3)
Description
Other wireless systems concentrate on the sensor and not the challenges of data synchronization, throughput, and spectrum that are involved in an Aerospace vehicle. The innovation is to work with our partners and develop a wireless system that is sensor agnostic and be able to overcome the challenges identified.
Benefits
Wireless systems lack sufficient network time synchronization. Compromise between operational life (i.e. power use) and data throughput. Don't address the spectrum compliance needs of aerospace applications. Aerospace vehicles lack instrumentation networks that can accommodate wireless technology
Details
| Technology area | Flight Computing and Avionics > Avionics Component Technologies > Wireless Avionics Technologies |
| Program | Center Innovation Fund: AFRC CIF (AFRC CIF) |
| Lead organization | Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA |
| Start date | 2016-10-01 |
| End date | 2017-07-01 |
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