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Department of Aeronautical Engineering, REC

Subject Code Subject Name Category L T P C
AV19P205 INSTRUMENTATION FOR FLIGHT TESTING PE 3 0 0 3

Objectives:
⚫ To expose students to the concept of flight testing.
⚫ To introduce students to the concept of data acquisition systems.
⚫ To expose students to the principles of telemetry system.
⚫ To understand the advanced concepts of ground telemetry station.
⚫ To understand the advanced concepts of range instrumentation.

UNIT-I INTRODUCTION TO FLIGHT TESTING 5
Introduction - Methodology - Planning - Techniques - Instrumentation & Telemetry - Data analysis.
UNIT-II DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS 12
Basic concepts of measurement - Units - Generalized performance characteristics –Errors, Sensors & Transducers,
Types selection - Sampling – System design - System error analysis.
UNIT-III TELEMETRY SYSTEM 14
System block diagram, Frequency and Time Division Multiplexing , Frequency Modulation – Pulse amplitude
modulation - Pulse code modulation, Radio Link -Airborne and ground antennas, Link parameters - Design and analysis.
UNIT-IV GROUND TELEMETRY STATION 10
Introduction - Principles of de-multiplexing - FM, PAM and PCM De-multiplexing systems - IRIG Standards -
Recorders - Quick look displays - Data compression
UNIT-V RANGE INSTRUMENTATION 4
Introduction - Typical range activities - TSPI Systems.
Total Contact Hours : 45

Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course students will be able to
⚫ Gets exposure in the concept of flight testing.
⚫ Understand the concept data acquisition systems.
⚫ Get exposure to the concepts of telemetry systems
⚫ Understand the concepts of ground telemetry station
⚫ Understand the concepts of range instrumentation

Text Books:
1 Doebelin. O, ‘Measurement Systems - Application and Design’, McGraw-Hill, 1986.
2 Rangan, C.S. Sharma, G.R. Mani, V.S.V., ‘Instrumentation Devices and Systems’, McGraw Hill, 1986.
3 HarryL.Stilz, “Aerospace Telemetry”, Vol I to IV, Prentice-Hall Space Technology Series

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