Integrated health monitoring approaches and concepts for expendable and reusable space launch vehicles
Abstract
To support the high launch rates that are projected for space launch vehicles in the 1990s and to reduce current launch system operations costs, test and checkout tasks will have to be accomplished in a more cost-effective and operationally efficient manner. This paper will examine health monitoring approaches and concepts for expendable and reusable space launch vehicles, and provide a definition and architecture for integrated health monitoring. Expendable space launch vehicle flight history data is also presented to further understand the types of anomalies that have occurred on past space launch systems. A vehicle data architecture is also presented for reviewing data and obtaining the maximum amount of information that is available onboard a space launch vehicle system. Information is also presented concerning the technology issues for a fully integrated health monitoring system, as well as the evolutionary trend that is occurring between the ground support equipment and airborne areas.
- Publication:
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AIAA, SAE, ASME, and ASEE, 26th Joint Propulsion Conference
- Pub Date:
- July 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990jpof.confS....J
- Keywords:
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- Architecture (Computers);
- Reusable Launch Vehicles;
- Algorithms;
- Cost Effectiveness;
- Operating Costs;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles