Flexible Data Visualization for the Modern Telemetry Station

Abstract

The latest strip chart recording systems employ unique recording technology that provide for continuous long-term printouts of telemetry data. This tangible and permanent hard copy is ideal for quick analysis while the paper medium allows for visualization of telemetry signals at their full bandwidth. New data acquisition technologies enhance the paper recording in these systems and provide improved measurement performance. Given these benefits, telemetry stations continue to utilize these systems for range safety, flutter testing, quick-look and other mission critical applications. Virtual display software is linked to the same data source and provides a similar user interface for the immediate display of data required by the engineers. Print-only recorders can also be used in an on-demand nature, with data selected by the engineer on-the-fly. A network backbone facilitates this interoperability and gives the telemetry station greater flexibility in data visualization.