Implementation of wireless and intelligent sensor technologies in the propulsion test environment

Wireless and intelligent sensors are being developed and applied to a variety of engine test applications at SSC. A Wireless Sensor Suite has been developed to provide for an easily configurable and deployable data collection capability as well as serve as an upgradable laboratory and field platform that evolves to accommodate new technologies and smart sensor paradigms. One promising application is to use this system as a platform for experimental demonstration of facility health monitoring using arrays of intelligent networked sensors.