Title :
From concept to flight delivery in eighteen months: the MECA/Electrometer case study
Author :
Buehler, Martin G. ; Cheng, Li-jen ; Martin, Dennis P. ; Gompf, Raymond H. ; Calle, Carlos I. ; Bayliss, Jon A. ; Rauwerdink, Jeffrey L.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
The rapid development of space instrumentation is increasingly important in this faster; better, cheaper era. This paper discusses the development of the MECA/Electrometer. It used a number of innovations including (a) rapid design of three prototypes, (b) fabrication of 20 units, (c) testing by three institutions, and (d) testing over a wide range of temperature, pressures, atmospheres, and vibration conditions in an eighteen month period
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; aerospace testing; electrometers; environmental testing; space research; MECA/Electrometer; flight delivery; space instrumentation; testing; Computer aided software engineering; Instruments; Laboratories; Mars; Prototypes; Sensor arrays; Soil measurements; Terrestrial atmosphere; Testing; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference Proceedings, 2000 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5846-5
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2000.879329
