High Accuracy Time Synchronization, Cloud-Based Data Management and Visualization Enhancements for Real Time Data Telemetry

Boom's Testing and Telemetry Product Suite is a high-efficiency, high-volume, very low-latency flight test data acquisition, data management and analysis software package. It comprises an air-to-ground data telemetry acquisition, processing and visualization system, an automated flight test and data management system and an automated sensor validation subsystem. It is capable of integrating multiple sources of telemetry and possesses a flexible modular architecture, making it widely applicable to a range of flight test environments. At present, OEMs develop proprietary telemetry software, and while some COTS options exist, they lack flexibility in implementing custom functions, incur high costs for scalability, and lack security and reliability. Boom’s Product Suite improves upon these systems through multiple novel features and capabilities. The Product Suite has been under development for more than 5 years at Boom, and the following specific features are proposed to be implemented in Phase I: - Establishing Time Synchronization across Asynchronous DAS - Preflight Instrument Validation using Historical Trends - Cloud-based Data Storage - Visualization Utility Development Anticipated Phase I deliverables include a mid-term and a final report describing the architecture in further detail as well as successes, challenges and opportunities for further development. Phase II deliverables (if awarded) would include maturation to TRL6, including validation and demonstration during a flight test event. Completed standalone software will also be delivered. The Product Suite will offer capabilities that far exceed existing COTS flight test data acquisition, processing, and display software. Further development of the Product Suite, as well as validation, demonstration and delivery of software under a potential Phase II award, would enable NASA and the aerospace industry to conduct flight research more effectively and rise to the challenges of cutting-edge R&D activities.