DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MODERN FLIGH TEST INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM FOR CIVILIAN AND MILITARY APLICATION

ZORAN FILIPOVIĆ

Institute GOŠA, Belgrade,zoran.filipovic@institutgosa.rs

radoslav stojić

Faculty of informacion tehnology, Belgrade, radoslav.stoic@fit.edu.rs

TOMISLAV STOJIĆ

Faculty of Mechanic, Beograd, tstojic@mas.bg.ac.rs

DRAGOLJUB VUJIC

Military Technical  Institute, vuicd@eunet.rs

Abstract: This paper describes the overall system design and relevant performance characteristics of complete Flight Test Instrumentation Systems (FTI) based on PCM/FM telemetry technique for testing civilian and military flying objects during flight test procedure. Design and implementation of the FTI System is very important for successful evaluation of the testing prototype of vehicle. The configuration of FTI System is based on the General Plan of Testing of any new plane (or significant improvement to an existing aircraft) and missile. The FTI System encompasses subsystems for airborne data acquisition and a compatible Ground Telemetry System (GTS). The airborne part includes a variety of component for measurement all relevant aircraft parameters. There tow main architecture of airborne FTI Systems: classical deterministic configuration based on the famous IRIG 106 PCM standard and non-deterministic concept based on Ethernet technology. The GTS performs real time data processing, test control and a data processing system for post flight analysis using special FTI Software. The FTI System represents a fully integrated approach to flight test systems which addresses the end-to-end requirements from airborne data acquisition and real time flight monitoring through aircraft performance and stability/control analysis.