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Real-time computer data system for the 40- by 80-foot wind tunnel facility at ames research center
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Tolari, G. P. Cambra, J. M. |
| Copyright Year | 1975 |
| Description | The background material and operational concepts of a computer-based system for an operating wind tunnel are described. An on-line real-time computer system was installed in a wind tunnel facility to gather static and dynamic data. The computer system monitored aerodynamic forces and moments of periodic and quasi-periodic functions, and displayed and plotted computed results in real time. The total system is comprised of several off-the-shelf, interconnected subsystems that are linked to a large data processing center. The system includes a central processor unit with 32,000 24-bit words of core memory, a number of standard peripherals, and several special processors; namely, a dynamic analysis subsystem, a 256-channel PCM-data subsystem and ground station, a 60-channel high-speed data acquisition subsystem, a communication link, and static force and pressure subsystems. The role of the test engineer as a vital link in the system is also described. |
| File Size | 5836874 |
| Page Count | 40 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19750014265 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3130nm6s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1975-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Research And Support Facilities (air) Data Links Wind Tunnels Data Acquisition Wind Tunnel Tests Aerodynamics Human Factors Engineering Design Analysis Data Processing Equipment Operating Systems Computers Real Time Operation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
