27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-6.9.4

DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A TELEMETRY SYSTEM FOR FLIGHT TESTS IN LIGHT AIRCRAFTS

I. M. Malaquias, A. R. da Silva Filho, F. R. F. Reis, G. A. Santana, P. H. I. A. de Oliveira
Federal Univ. of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Keywords: telemetry, antennas, aircraft, transceiver, pointer

This paper presents the design and essay methodology adopted for the validation and characterization of a telemetry system for use in flight tests for piloted or autonomous aircrafts. The results for three different types of antennas are presented for the reception system, omnidirectional, section panel and directional antenna.

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