{"title":"Innovative flight test instrumentation and techniques for airborne laser systems performance analysis and mission effectiveness evaluation","authors":"R. Sabatini","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865886","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865886","url":null,"abstract":"The extraordinary progress experienced in recent years in the field of lasers and infrared sensors, have led to the development of numerous active and passive electro-optical systems for civil and military aerospace applications. In the military domain, these developments have emphasised the need for flight instrumentation and ground control systems capable of supporting system test and training activities in operationally representative and wholly safe conditions at the ranges. This paper presents the main achievements of the PISQ Laser Test and Evaluation Range (PILASTER) research and development program. In particular, after a brief description of the PILASTER system requirements, the mathematical models and the hardware/software developed for system performance evaluation and eye-safety analysis are presented, including the novel techniques introduced for accurate measurement of laser energy and geometric characteristics in various weather conditions and operational scenarios (pointing accuracy, total energy, spot spreading, etc.). Additionally, the PILASTER subsystems hardware and software architectures are introduced, followed by a brief overview of the laboratory, ground and flight test activities performed for the PILASTER formal verification and acceptance.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132328141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An advanced platform providing multi-sources aviation-critical weather information","authors":"V. Rillo, M. Manzi, P. Mercogliano, C. Galdi","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865973","url":null,"abstract":"In order to support pilots and flight management system through an increasing awareness of the meteorological conditions during flight, CIRA (Italian Aerospace Research Centre) developed a system gathering, processing and integrating observational and forecast meteorological data from different sources (e.g. satellite, in situ measurements, numerical weather prediction models) in formats suitable for onboard transmission and tailored on pilots and flight management needs. The different tools (e.g. optimized maps and statistics) have been integrated in MATISSE (Meteorological AviaTIon Supporting SystEm) an ArcGIS Desktop Plug-in able to process raw data, store them and providing user friendly information for detection and forecast of aviation hazards.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"116 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133588872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Brancaccio, G. D’Alterio, E. De Stefano, L. Di Guida, M. Feo, S. Luce
{"title":"A free-space method for microwave characterization of materials in aerospace application","authors":"A. Brancaccio, G. D’Alterio, E. De Stefano, L. Di Guida, M. Feo, S. Luce","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865962","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865962","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals whit characterization of dielectric properties of planar slabs by means of a free space method at microwave frequencies. The technique exploits both transmission and reflection measurements collected at different frequencies in a bistatic configuration. Experimental data are processed by means of the global minimization of error functions accounting for the difference between measurements and theoretical data. Slab dielectric constant and conductivity values resulting by the minimization procedure are discussed and compared with that obtained by direct inspection of the reflection and transmission measured coefficients.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133458251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The workload sensing for the human machine interface of Unmanned Air Systems","authors":"B. Piuzzi, A. Cont, M. Balerna","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865893","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865893","url":null,"abstract":"Advanced automated assistance systems leading to a complex interplay of humans and automation have been shown to bring in many cases to new types of human errors or incidents. The solution could be an adequate level of human-machine cooperation with shared authority developing a joint-cognitive system which allows for balancing and optimizing human operators' workload under demanding labor conditions. This will be achieved by developing new concepts that balance operator workload based on the operator actual cognitive state and the environment in which the task is conducted. The intent is to explain affordable methods to evaluate the workload as part of the human factor analysis of the Human Machine Interface (HMI) on Unmanned Air Systems (UAS). In the UAS the HMI goes beyond an assistance system and implements a multi-agent perspective where human and machine agents are in charge of common tasks, assigned to the system as a whole.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133263160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Angrisani, Guido D'Alessandro, M. D’Arco, D. Accardo, G. Fasano
{"title":"A contactless induction system for battery recharging of autonomous vehicles","authors":"L. Angrisani, Guido D'Alessandro, M. D’Arco, D. Accardo, G. Fasano","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865975","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865975","url":null,"abstract":"Contactless induction mechanisms represent a valuable solution to recharge battery-powered vehicles when plugging to the mains reveals troublesome or impossible. A relevant example is that of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) employed in hostile environments for persistent surveillance and perils reconnaissance. To complete long duration missions, these vehicles have to land on mobile platforms several times to recharge. Specifically, the vehicle has to land on the platform, which is covered by a landing pad with copper contacts, precisely positioning on the contacts otherwise fails to recharge. Also, the recharging platform can be neutralized by dust deposited on the landing pad and corrosion due to chemical causes. A contactless power transfer system that relies on induction mechanisms and permits to improve the reliability of the recharging platform is presented. The ground electronics and the on-board front-end utilized to capture the induction flow and convert the associated power to recharge the batteries are described in detail.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127854279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spacecraft health monitoring and management systems","authors":"M. Tipaldi, Bernhard Bruenjes","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865896","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865896","url":null,"abstract":"Spacecraft health monitoring and management systems (also referred to as FDIR (Fault Detection, Isolation and Recovery) systems)) are addressed since the very beginning of any space mission design and play a relevant role in the definition of their reliability, availability and safety objectives. Their primary purposes are the safety of spacecraft/mission life and the improvement of its service availability. In this paper current technical and programmatic FDIR strategies are presented along with their strong connection with the wider concept of on-board autonomy, which is becoming the key-point in the design of new-generation spacecrafts. Recent projects developed at OHB System AG have brought to light some issues in the current FDIR system design approaches. These findings pave the way for innovative solutions, which can support and not rule out conventional industrial practices.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129774399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Salvatore A. Bianchi, Roberto Paggi, G. Mariotti, F. Leccese
{"title":"Why and when must the preventive maintenance be performed?","authors":"Salvatore A. Bianchi, Roberto Paggi, G. Mariotti, F. Leccese","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865924","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865924","url":null,"abstract":"In this work we will illustrate the criteria useful to identify simple and quick operations through which “the why and the when” a scheduled maintenance can be performed in order to avoid excessive checks and controls, often difficult and expensive to run. The question that in fact arises in the preparation of preventive maintenance program is if it is possible to satisfy the reliability requirements compatible with the economic and safety needs of the user. The answers can only be given following a correct heuristic method. Experimental data, resulting from repetitive measurements, should only serve to build simulation models that can predict what the future will hold and then as subsequent control measurements to confirm the above-mentioned model. This is particularly useful in the planned maintenance schedule, in which you get to answer the question: \"how often\"? Fit mathematical models allow to calculate, with precision and accuracy, the convenient time at which to intervene. To do this, it is therefore necessary to understand the mechanisms that dominate the evolution of the processes (prognostics) that may lead to failures. We present two examples of applications: one concerning a railway structure and the other relative to an aircraft structure.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"245 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131239624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unsteady pressure measurements on a MAV wing for the design of a turbulence mitigation system","authors":"M. Marino, S. Watkins, R. Sabatini, A. Gardi","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865909","url":null,"abstract":"Experiments at low Reynolds numbers were performed on a pressure tapped NACA2313 wing in a 3 × 2 × 9 meter wind tunnel under nominally smooth (Ti = 1.2%) and turbulent (Ti = 7.2%) flows at a mean flow velocity of 8ms-1 (Re ≈ 120,000). Unsteady surface pressures were measured to understand if this information could be used to resolve for turbulence-induced perturbations and furthermore utilize this information in a turbulence mitigation system. Although pressure tapping the majority of the chord is inevitability impractical for MAV application, it was discovered that a point local Coefficient of Pressure (Cp) held high correlation to the chord-wise Cp integration and allowed for a linear relationship to be formed between the two variables. The defined relationship provided a 95% confidence for angles of attack below stall and can be used to estimate the integrated cord-wise pressure coefficient at a particular span wise location. The relationship between a single pressure tap and the integrated Cp of that chord-wise section was valid for each two different span-wise locations with similar defining equations. As one pressure tap can be used to adequately estimate the integrated Cp on a chord-wise wing section, a limited amount of pressure taps across the wings span can approximate the pressure distribution across the span and approximate flight perturbations. This paper focusses on the implementation of unsteady pressure measurement and autopilot control logics for turbulence detection and mitigation.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114768496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A measurement system for static test of airplane structure","authors":"Piotr Cieciński, J. Pieniążek, Lukasz Swiech","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865927","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865927","url":null,"abstract":"The paper describes a measurement system made for registering data from the static tests of motor glider AOS-71 (the motor glider was designed in Rzeszów and Warsaw Universities of Technology). The experiment was an evidence part leading to obtaining the acceptance of the aircraft flight worthiness. The characteristic feature of the described studies was the necessity of running the strength tests in higher temperature.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117289196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Noise in physical systems: What to do about it?","authors":"L. Gammaitoni","doi":"10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865940","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2014.6865940","url":null,"abstract":"The physical nature, the role and potential exploitation of the presence of noise in measuring apparata is briefly discussed with particular reference to recent results in nonlinear stochastic dynamics.","PeriodicalId":162403,"journal":{"name":"2014 IEEE Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace)","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128521031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}