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20 November 2017 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
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Proceedings Volume 10565, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2010; 1056516 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309107
Event: International Conference on Space Optics—ICSO 2010, 2010, Rhodes Island, Greece
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Fiber Sensor Demonstrator (FSD) developed by MPB Communications (MPBC) is the first demonstration of a full fiber-optic sensor network in the space environment on a satellite. FSD has been launched on ESA’s Proba-2 satellite in November 2009. FSD contains twelve temperature sensors to measure the temperature at different locations in the satellite, and one High-Temperature sensor to measure the transient high temperature in the thruster, as well as one pressure sensor to measure the xenon tank pressure. First set of on-orbit test data were obtained in January 2010. The FSD unit successfully established the communication with Proba-2. The temperature of FSD unit was also acquired through a AD590 sensor inside the unit. The measurements of all the optical fiber sensor lines will be evaluated after the testing results obtained. The FSD contains twelve specially-packaged FBG temperature sensors to measure the temperature at different locations in the propulsion system and the spacecraft over the range of −60°C to +120°C. A high-temperature sensor is provided to measure the transient temperature response of the thruster to beyond 350°C. There is also an innovative P/T sensor that provides both temperature and pressure measurements of the Xe propellant tank. The preliminary data of on-orbit functional testing and temperature measurements are provided mainly in Section 6.
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Roman V. Kruzelecky, Jing Zou, Emile Haddad, Wes Jamroz, Francesco Ricci, Eric Edwards, Iain McKenzie, and Pierrik Vuilleumier "Fiber-optic sensor demonstrator (FSD) preliminary test results on PROBA-2", Proc. SPIE 10565, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2010, 1056516 (20 November 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309107
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