Flight Sensor Demonstrator (FSD)
MPB’s Flight Sensor Demonstrator uses fiber sensors for the measurement of temperature and pressure. The system employs a novel tunable fiber-laser source operating near 1500 nm for both the illumination and interrogation of multiple, parallel strands of WDM-multiplexed Fiber-Bragg-Grating (FBG) or Fabry-Perot (FP) type of optical sensors.
Specifications
Spectral resolution | Better than 2 | pm |
Communication | Redundant RS422 link @ 115,2000 kbps to PROBA-2 in master/slave operation |
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Sensor Distribution | 12 temperature sensors at different locations | |
1 high temperature sensor at the thruster | ||
1 pressure sensor at the xenon tank | ||
Payload mass | < 1.5 | kg |
Payload dimensions (LxWxH) | 120 x 70 x 150 | mm |
Peak power consumption | < 3.5 | W |
Qualification | TRL 9 Over 5.5 years of successful operation on PROBA-2 |
Partners
MPB Communications Inc., Xiphos Systems Corporation
MPB Contribution
Design, FBG Sensor Fabrication, integration, and testing
Missions
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The FSD is one of seventeen newly-developed space technologies being tested on ESA’s PROBA-2, launched in November 2009.
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The second generation, Fiber Sensor for Space was installed in a SHEFEX rocket to monitor the temperatures of its protective tiles and joints during re-entry from orbit.
Papers
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Optical fiber sensors system on Proba-2 after 7 years, E. Haddad; R. V. Kruzelecky; M. Mena; K. Tagziria; F. Ricci; I. McKenzie; N. Karafolas; F. Hannoteau , International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2016, 2016, Biarritz, France
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Fiber-optic sensor demonstrator (FSD) preliminary test results on PROBA-2, Roman V. Kruzelecky; Jing Zou; Emile Haddad; Wes Jamroz; Francesco Ricci; Eric Edwards; Iain McKenzie; Pierrik Vuilleumier, International Conference on Space Optics—ICSO 2010, 2010, Rhodes Island, Greece
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Fiber-optic sensor demonstrator (FSD) for the monitoring of spacecraft subsystems on ESA's PROBA-2, Roman V. Kruzelecky; Jing Zou; Najeeb Mohammed; Emile Haddad; Wes Jamroz; Francesco Ricci; Joshua Lamorie; Eric Edwards; Iain McKenzie; Pierrik Vuilleumier, International Conference on Space Optics 2006, 2006, Noordwijk, Netherlands.