Date of Award
Spring 2012
Access Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering
Department
Aerospace Engineering
Committee Chair
Dr. Richard "Pat" Anderson
First Committee Member
Prof. Chuck Eastlake
Second Committee Member
Dr. Jianhua Liu
Abstract
A traditional Flight Test Telemetry system is based on a peer-to-peer architecture where a system of antennae enables a signal to be transmitted between an aircraft and a receiving ground station. Said system generally requires costly infrastructures on the ground and complex antennae components to be installed on the aircraft. Newer approaches may use satellite communications, but the available spectrum is being encroached by commercial wireless networks such as mobile broadband. Given the very fast growth that the mobile broadband technology is experiencing, it might be feasible to utilize this ever-expanding new infrastructure as a low-cost alternative to conventional flight test telemetry systems. This thesis work will research on the feasibility and performance of the commercial mobile data networks when employed on-board a small aircraft such as a Cessna 172 for telemetry purposes.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Fogliani, Mario Noriega, "Low-Cost Flight Test Telemetry Systems" (2012). Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses. 66.
https://commons.erau.edu/edt/66
