System and method for processing and monitoring telemetry data
OwnerSumner K. Hushing III, John L. Erickson +1inventors
InventorsSumner K. Hushing III, John L. Erickson, Sidney M. Wirtz
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Abstract
A method and system provide for the processing and display of telemetry information received from pre-flight and in-flight sensors for launch vehicles. The system is configured to decommutate telemetry information received from the launch pad and launch vehicle such that it may be transmitted over a data network to one or more graphical user interfaces for real-time display. The system is further configured to archive telemetry information received such that it may be retrieved and viewed or combined in various displays with real-time data so as to analyze launch vehicle conditions.
Claims31
A telemetry processing and presentation system comprising:
- a telemetry processor configured to receive telemetry signals from a plurality of telemetry sources, said processor being further configured to decommutate data streams included as part of the telemetry signals into individual measurement samples;
- a first memory configured to store telemetry formats employable by the telemetry processor to identify the individual measurements samples and associate the samples with descriptive information;
- a second memory to store display formats which are accessible by the telemetry processor for presenting telemetry information in at least one format for presentation on a graphical user interface;
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- said processor is further connected to data network and is configured to transmit the formatted telemetry data over a data network to at least one of the graphical user interfaces which are connectable to the data network for selective display.
The system of clam 1 wherein the telemetry formats for each item include at least one of:
- a measurement identification number, measurement description, engineering units, polynomial coefficients for EU conversion, and bit rate, frame and word position information.
A method for processing and preparing for display telemetry data comprising the steps of:
- receiving a plurality of telemetry and timing signals from a plurality of telemetry sources;
- decommutating serial data streams in the telemetry signals and employing one or more telemetry formats retrieved from memory to identify individual measurement samples;
- incorporating the measurement samples in one or more display formats retrieved from memory;
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- transmitting the display formats with the measurement samples incorporated therein over a data network for display on at least one remotely located graphical user interface (GUI) connected with the data network.
The method of clam 17 wherein the telemetry formats for each item include at least one of:
- a measurement identification number, measurement description, engineering units, polynomial coefficients for EU conversion, and bit rate, frame and word position information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.