Housekeeping System for Suborbital Vehicles: VIRIATO Mock-Up Vehicle Integration and Testing
The work presented in this paper regards the improvement of a housekeeping system for data acquisition of a suborbital vehicle (VIRIATO rocket or launcher). The specifications regarding the vehicle are presented and hardware is chosen accordingly, considering commercial off-the-shelf components. Mec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2224-2708/13/6/74 |
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| Summary: | The work presented in this paper regards the improvement of a housekeeping system for data acquisition of a suborbital vehicle (VIRIATO rocket or launcher). The specifications regarding the vehicle are presented and hardware is chosen accordingly, considering commercial off-the-shelf components. Mechanical and thermal simulations are performed regarding the designed system and a physical prototype is manufactured, assembled and programmed. Functional and field test results resorting to unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as the system’s integration within VIRIATO project’s mock-up vehicle, are presented. These tests demonstrate the viability of this system as an independent data acquisition system, and simulation results show that commercial off-the-shelf components have the capability of surviving expected launch environments. |
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| ISSN: | 2224-2708 |