NASA NTRS · 19810053192
In situ data analysis on high altitude balloons using microprocessors
Abstract
It is pointed out that systems currently in use permit an uplink data rate from scientific balloons to satellites of only 100 bit/min. On-board microprocessors, which are able to condense data, can address this problem. An experiment is described that demonstrates the capabilities of inflight data processing by an on-board computer for electric field experiments. It was possible to reduce the data rate by two orders of magnitude with no diminution of data quality.
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Schroeder, K. R., Kintner, P. M., Cornish, C. R., Green, R. R., Holzworth, R. H., II. 1981-07-01. In situ data analysis on high altitude balloons using microprocessors. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19810053192
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