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Housekeeping System for Suborbital Vehicles: VIRIATO Mock-Up Vehicle Integration and Testing

Detalhes bibliográficos
Resumo:	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.
Autores principais:	Rodrigues, Geraldo
Outros Autores:	Arribas, Beltran; Melício, Rui; Gordo, Paulo; Valério, Duarte; Casaleiro, J.; Silva, André
Assunto:	Space launcher Avionics Housekeeping system Testing Sensors CAN bus Communication Microprocessor
Ano:	2024
País:	Portugal
Tipo de documento:	artigo
Tipo de acesso:	acesso aberto
Instituição associada:	Universidade da Beira Interior
Idioma:	inglês
Origem:	uBibliorum

Descrição
Resumo:	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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