Title :
Space shuttle main engine failure detection
Author :
Cikanek, Harry A., III
Author_Institution :
NASA, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, AL, USA
fDate :
6/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The problem of how to improve recognition of anomalous behavior in the Space Shuttle Main Engine is currently under study. The effort is planned to lead to an advanced real-time failure detection system for test stand application. This paper addresses motivation for the study, engine characteristics, failure detection problems, and the technical issues that are involved.
Keywords :
Analog system fault diagnosis; Space Shuttle; Space-vehicle propulsion; Space-vehicle testing; Combustion; Failure analysis; Filtering; Open loop systems; Pattern recognition; Space shuttles; Systems engineering and theory;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCS.1986.1105095
