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LAUNCH VEHICLE TESTING SYSTEM

  • US 20140074347A1
  • Filed: 09/12/2012
  • Published: 03/13/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for testing a launch vehicle, the system comprising:

  • a flight control section including flight electronics in the launch vehicle;

    a non-flight test section operatively coupled to the flight control section, the non-flight test section comprising;

    a first electronic control module in operative communication with the flight electronics; and

    a second electronic control module that provides redundancy with respect to the first electronic control module, the second electronic control module in operative communication with the flight electronics;

    a first network serial interface communicatively coupled to the first electronic control module and configured to provide signal communication between the first electronic control module and ground support equipment; and

    a second network serial interface communicatively coupled to the second electronic control module and configured to provide signal communication between the second electronic control module and the ground support equipment;

    wherein only one of the first and second electronic control modules is selected at a given point in time to send data to the flight control section, wherein when a non-flight hardware error occurs in the selected electronic control module, the other electronic control module is automatically selected to send data to the flight control section.

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