MODEL - BOURNE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STAND ALONE WIND TUNNEL DATA PROCESSING AND ACQUISITION SYSTEM WHICH WHEN INTEGRATED INTO AN INSTRUMENTED WIND TUNNEL MODEL WILL ALLOW DATA TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL THROUGH A PAIR OF CABLES DESIGNED TO FIT SMALL DIAMETER STINGS AND FORCE BALANCES. THE SYSTEM USES A DESK TOP COMPUTER WHICH CAN BE SET UP PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF THE MODEL IN THE TUNNEL AND IS USED TO CONTROL THE TESTING, RECORD DATA, MONITOR THE TEST PROGRESS ANDPROVIDE NEAR REAL TIME TEST RESULTS WHICH CAN BE COMPARED DURING TESTING WITH CFD PREDICTIONS. THIS SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR CHANGES IN GAIN, SCAN RATE AND SEQUENCE OF SCAN DURING TESTING. THE SMALL SIZE AND MODULAR DESIGN OF THE MODEL BOURNE PROCESSOR RESULTING FROM THE USE OF MICRO COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY WILL ALLOW TESTING FLEXIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATION IN ALL BUT THE SMALLEST MODEL. THIS DESIGN FEATURE ALSO REDUCES POWER REQUIREMENTS, INCREASES RELIABILITY AND RESULTS IN A RUGGED TEST UNIT. PHASE I DEVELOPMENT WILL PROVIDE ANALYSIS OF SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS, CIRCUIT DESIGN, PACKAGING, BREAD BOARDING, COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION AND SOFTWARE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN. FOLLOW ON PHASE II WORK WILL INVOLVE MANUFACTURING, INSTALLATION IN AN EXISTING HYPERSONIC WIND TUNNEL MODEL AND DEMONSTRATION TESTING