Recommended Citation
August 1, 2013.
We have utilized a method of comparing data trends from multiple flights to observe ongoing performance of telescope systems that will allow optimization and proper monitoring of performance and safety for SOFIA.
Abstract
SOFIA is an infrared observatory mounted on a modified 747 engineered to do infrared astronomy at 45000 feet. The telescope equipment contains a number of sensors and stabilizers that allow the telescope to capture images while mounted in a moving plane. We have developed methods to analyze the performance of the telescope assembly that will help improve the stabilization and image capturing performance of the observatory. Here we present reusable methods to analyze telescope performance data that will enable improvements in the quality of the scientific data that is produced by the SOFIA. This poster focuses on the multi-flight performance of the power bus system using this method.
Disciplines
Applied Statistics | Electrical and Electronics | Instrumentation | Longitudinal Data Analysis and Time Series
Mentor
Jeffrey Van Cleve
Lab site
NASA Armstrong (Formerly Dryden) Flight Research Center
Funding Acknowledgement
This material is based upon work supported by the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation and by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0952013. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation or the National Science Foundation. This project has also been made possible with support of the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. The STAR program is administered by the Cal Poly Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education (CESaME) on behalf of the California State University (CSU).
Included in
Applied Statistics Commons, Electrical and Electronics Commons, Instrumentation Commons, Longitudinal Data Analysis and Time Series Commons
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/star/192