SPACE MISSIONS

NASA Orion with Test Dummies and DTS DAQ Photo Credit NASA

ASTRONAUT SAFETY, SPACE CAPSULE INTEGRITY & DROP TESTING

NASA ORION SPACE CAPSULE, ARTEMIS MOON MISSIONS & MARS SAMPLE RETURN PROGRAM SUPPORT

Testing Challenges:

Harsh test environments, including the moon!
Structural integrity, full-scale and high-altitude drop testing
Crew safety testing with instrumented test manikins to measure launch and re-entry forces that astronauts may experience
Limited space and weight constraints
Time-intensive and costly test setups
Limited or no access to instrumentation; power considerations
Synchronization of high-speed cameras, triggers, power, communication, and data management

DTS Key Features:

Miniature, rugged data acquisition systems and sensors
Modular, configurable onboard solutions to support hundreds of sensors, including strain gauges and accelerometers
Data loggers with built-in sensors; ideal for unattended monitoring
In-dummy DAS solutions for the full family of crash test
Ancillary accessories to support power, trigger, & communication
Data writes to non-volatile flash memory, plus streaming options
Experts in crash safety & injury biomechanics testing

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PARACHUTES

PARACHUTE INTEGRITY & LAPSE/CARGO DROP TESTING

PARATROOPER SAFETY, LAPSE DELIVERIES & STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF PARACHUTE RISERS

Testing Challenges:

High-shock test environments, extreme weather conditions
Size and weight constraints for test instrumentation
Range of parameters: vibration, strain, acceleration, force, temperature
Remote locations, limited or restricted communication signals
Varied test scenarios: military training activities, parachute riser structural integrity, airlift delivery tests, cargo hard landing airdrops, and low-altitude parachute-extraction system (LAPES) deliveries

DTS Key Features:

SWaP (size, weight & power)-optimized data acquisition units and sensors
Onboard recorders designed to embed in or on the test article
MIL-STD-810G rated options for temperature, altitude, shock & vibration
Modular configurations for varied channel counts and test setups
Supports a variety of sensors, plus built-in sensor options
Onboard memory, plus real-time streaming options

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LABORATORY TESTING

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Data acquisition and sensors

Laboratory and rugged solutions

Outstanding worldwide technical support 24/7/365

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STATIC TESTING & ATD CALIBRATION

DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS FOR LABORATORY TESTING

The Challenge:

Product, component or static testing that does not require rugged instrumentation
Inspection and recertification of anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs), aka crash test dummies or manikins
Configurable systems that support variable channel counts, features and functions
Compatible hardware and software that supports a variety of external sensors
Instrumentation that fits standard lab racks

The Solution:

DTS SLICE LAB data acquisition systems feature the same electronics as the crash-hardened version, but in laboratory enclosures
Configurable solutions with sensor input modules and timed output modules for airbag fire
Systems can be easily daisy-chained to support high channel count tests
Compatible with standard 19-inch x3U racks, bench top enclosure option available
Ethernet communication
Store in place reliability, data writes directly to flash memory
Intuitive software options for set-up, viewing and data export
Same software supports both dynamic and lab testing, no new learning curve
Trusted solution provider and experts in automotive crash safety and injury biomechanics

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“The ability to use the same hardware and software solution for all the test labs adds to work efficiency, cross-training of staff and overall work flow.”

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

Pedestrian Legform Testing Photo Credit Cellbond

Use Case Automotive Photo 2 - Photo Credit EuroNCAP

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY TESTING/VULNERABLE ROAD USERS/VRU TESTING

INTEGRATED DATA RECORDERS & SENSORS FOR PEDESTRIAN HEADFORMS & LEGFORMS

Testing Challenges:

Varying pedestrian safety test requirements by country
Global harmonization efforts and growing awareness for pedestrian crashworthiness testing
Test articles with tight size and mass constraints
Tethered test fixtures
Cables that can alter free-flight test dynamics
Variety of headforms and legforms to instrument

DTS Key Features:

Miniature, rugged data acquisition systems & sensors
Designed to embed in pedestrian headforms and legforms
Options to add angular rate and six degrees of freedom sensors
Cable-free solutions
Turnkey DTS DAQ & sensor integration kits available for:
- Child and adult pedestrian headforms
- Advanced Pedestrian Legform Impactor (aPLI)
- FLEX PLI legforms

DID YOU KNOW? Over 270,000 pedestrians die annually in road traffic crashes worldwide [Source: World Health Organization]

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SEAT TESTING

PASSENGER SEAT TESTING / SLED TESTING

OCCUPANT PROTECTION & STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY

Testing Challenges:

Dynamic test environments
Sled tests to simulate crash scenarios
Structural integrity and occupant protection (ATDs)
Seat structural integrity, measuring static and dynamic loads for break points or deformation
Restraint system testing, seat belts & shoulder harnesses
Managing vast amounts of test data

DTS Key Features:

Rugged, crashworthy data acquisition systems and sensors
Modular configuration; supports 3 – 100s of channels per test
Onboard data acquisition systems and in-dummy DAS
Redundant DAS to validate sled acceleration/deceleration pulses
Data writes to non-volatile flash memory
Intuitive software for setup, control, and data download
Data export capabilities for streamlined post-processing

DID YOU KNOW? The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) trust DTS data acquisition solutions for safety testing. The FAA sets the standards for aircraft seat certification in the U.S.

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Egress & Ejection Safety

EGRESS & EJECTION SAFETY

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EGRESS & EJECTION SAFETY TESTING

FULL-SCALE TESTING FOR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY, PERFORMANCE & PILOT SAFETY

Testing Challenges:

High-shock test environments, extreme weather conditions
Size, mass, and power constraints
Collecting physical measurements force, moments, vibration, shock, strain, and injury criteria
Structural integrity and aerodynamics characterization
Varied test scenarios: ejection seats, rocket sled, parachutes, airlift delivery testing, cargo airdrops, and low-altitude parachute-extraction system (LAPES) deliveries

DTS Key Features:

SWaP-optimized (size, weight & power) data acquisition units
Rugged, high-shock rated
Embeds in the test article near the sensors, no long cable runs
Modular, configurable, high sampling rates up to 1M sps
MIL-STD rated systems for temperature, altitude, shock & vibration
Wide range of analog sensor support, plus built-in sensor options
Onboard memory and real-time streaming options

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Oil & Gas

OIL & GAS

PIPELINE INSPECTION & TESTING

PIPELINE INSPECTION PIG, SMART PIG TESTING, AND PIGGING

Testing Challenges:

Remote, high shock & vibration test environments
Limited access to pipelines (oil, gas, water, industrial)
Disruption of flow and production delivery
Size and mass constraints
Remote reliability, limited or no access to test equipment for extended time periods

DTS Key Features:

Miniature, rugged data acquisition systems
Embeds in test article for field testing
Supports a variety of analog sensor options
Data writes directly to non-volatile flash memory
Ideal for in-line inspection pigs, maintenance data, structural integrity, and vibration testing

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Wind Tunnels

WIND TUNNELS

Wind Tunnel Testing Application - Photo Credit NASA Ames Research Center

WIND TUNNEL TESTING

SUBSONIC, TRANSONIC, SUPERSONIC AND HYPERSONIC CHAMBERS

Testing Challenges:

Collecting data on full-scale test articles, large-scale models, or components in wind tunnels
Accurate aerodynamic parameters including force, moments, pressure, and strain
Harsh test environments
Trailing cables that can alter test dynamics
Test setup times and cost

DTS Key Features:

Miniature data acquisition systems and sensors
High-shock rated for dynamic test environments, ideal for aircraft and engine components
Embeds in test article near the sensors, eliminating trailing cables
Ideal for subsonic to hypersonic test chambers
Onboard memory, plus real-time streaming capabilities
Trusted solutions provider and experts in dynamic testing

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WIAMan

WIAMan (Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin)

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Embedded data acquisition systems

In-dummy integration and ATD development

Outstanding worldwide technical support 24/7/365

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WIAMan BLAST TEST ATD

U.S ARMY WIAMan BLAST DUMMY

FIRST VERTICAL LOAD MANIKIN WITH INTEGRATED IN-DUMMY DAS

The Challenge:

Improve military vehicle designs to better protect soldiers in underbody blasts
Current automotive crash test dummies are designed for either frontal or side impact testing
Tight space constraints in military vehicles for test instrumentation
High channel count tests, including set-up and positioning ATDs with large umbilical of exit cables
Cable management, issues with noise, data loss and damaged or tangled cables
Manikin needed to withstand repeated vertical acceleration blast pulses in the lab and live fire tests
Limited biomechanics data available to support development of a new ATD

The Solution:

U.S. Army assembled an expert team of government, industry and academia partners
DTS was named the Prime Contractor to develop the new ATD and a new in-dummy DAS solution
Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin (WIAMan) is the first underbody blast dummy designed for vertical load testing
Designed and manufactured a sophisticated, modular in-dummy DAS solution
Required extensive biomechanics data research, utilized new ATD manufacturing techniques and materials
Engineered to support 150+ channels of SLICE6 distributed throughout WIAMan utilizing Ethernet
SLICE6 reduces in-dummy cabling and connectors by up to 75%, and has only a single external communications/power cable which can be disconnected for test, making the ATD fully autonomous
Utilizing the IEEE 1588 time protocol standard for achieving clock accuracy in the sub-microsecond range for precise synchronization across all data channels both within the ATD and when using multiple ATDs in a single test
Store in place reliability, data writes directly to non-volatile flash memory
Proven reliability of ATD and DAS through hundreds of simulated, laboratory and live-fire tests