CRASH SURVIVABILITY
THINK DTS
- Crashworthy, onboard data acquisition systems
- Rugged, modular, ideal for high-channel tests
- Outstanding worldwide technical support 24/7/365
RECOMMENDED DTS PRODUCTS
HELICOPTER DROP TESTING
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS & OCCUPANT SAFETY
The Challenge:
- Testing at NASA Langley’s Landing & Impact Research (LANDIR) facility
- Full-scale drop tests including a 45′ CH-46E Sea Knight marine helicopter from 9 m @ 48 kph
- High channel count tests, Sea Knight featured 350 channels to measure fuselage structural integrity and occupant injury analysis data
- Testing with ATDs, Sea Knight included 13 instrumented crash dummies, plus non-instrumented
- Synchronizing power, triggering, communication and 40 high-speed cameras
- Validation of modeling and simulation data
The Solution:
- Rugged DTS onboard data acquisition systems and ancillary accessories
- Instrumented test manikins included a combination of in-dummy & off-board DAS
- Full support for bridge, IEPE, MEMS, strain, load, voltage and temperature sensors
- Store in place reliability, data writes directly to non-volatile flash memory
- Easy software for set-up, download, viewing and data analysis
- Experts in crash safety testing and injury biomechanics
Video & Images Courtesy of NASA
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“Full-scale test data helps develop new ways to make helicopters safer so they can be used more extensively in the airspace system.”
