Telemetry and Datalink Recording
Telemetry and datalink recording is essential for evaluating the performance and safety of fast-flying objects during open-air range tests. Platforms such as missiles, unmanned systems and high-speed vehicles transmit critical real-time data regarding their operation, behaviour and health in flight. Capturing this data without loss is vital: test runs are expensive, complex and often destructive, making every second of telemetry valuable for post-flight analysis.
Novator Solutions provides reliable telemetry and datalink recording solutions that ensure mission-critical data is captured with precision and integrity over long durations.
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Telemetry and Datalink Recording
During a flight test, a device under test (DUT) such as a missile transmits telemetry and datalink information that reports key performance parameters including velocity, orientation, fuel consumption, electromechanical behaviour, guidance performance and even video or targeting information. These measurements allow engineers to verify that the DUT is functioning correctly and that the datalinks will operate efficiently under real flight conditions.
Because open-air range testing is costly and time-constrained, data loss is unacceptable. Missed frames can compromise engineering assessments or require repeating test runs. High-performance telemetry recording systems must therefore deliver lossless capture, wide bandwidth and guaranteed data integrity throughout the entire flight event.
Telemetry and Datalink Recording Systems from Novator Solutions
Novator Solutions delivers robust, high-fidelity recording systems tailored for aerospace and defence telemetry missions. Built on modular PXI architecture, our solutions provide wideband, lossless capture, precise timestamping and scalable storage to support long and short-duration open-air range tests.
Our RF and IF (intermediate frequency) recorder platforms, ODEN 3001 and MUNIN 1005-IF, offer the flexibility required to support diverse telemetry and datalink formats, while providing exceptional timing accuracy, buffering and streaming capabilities. Whether deployed in ground stations or integrated into test infrastructure, these systems ensure critical flight data is recorded reliably for detailed analysis and system-level validation.
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