Nicole Bryan 1/31/2008 Avionics Sensor Selection and Linkbudget Analysis AAE 450 Spring 2008
Sensors Sensor Unit Price Voltage Thermal Sensors ~ $10 ~ 5 V Pressure Sensors ~ $100 Varies(.5V-100mV) Flow Sensors ~ $215 ~ 110 V (AC) Force Sensors $55, $112 100LbF, 1000LbF IMUs ~ $400 www.Digikey.com This is the start of developing a complete power budget for use in battery selection. AAE 450 Spring 2008 Avionics
Linkbudget Analysis Reference: Justin Rhodes Frequency Power Antenna size Receiver AAE 450 Spring 2008 Avionics
Linkbudget MATLAB Code AAE 450 Spring 2008
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IMU Estimate Cost: $500-2000 Weight: 12 – 600g IMU Weight G Force Size Bandwidth Q-Flex® 71 g 250 g 25.4 mm dia. X 24.6 mm high >300Hz Cross bows <.59 kg 1000g Non-operating 76.2 X 95.3 x 81.3 mm >25 Hz Ang. >75 Hz Accel. Si-Sensing Systems <18 g <1000g 18 X 29 X 29 mm 10 Hz Estimate Cost: $500-2000 Weight: 12 – 600g AAE 450 Spring 2008 Avionics
Batteries Estimate Cost: < $10,000 Weight: 2.3-4.5 kg Battery Wh/kg Cost Silver-Zinc (AgZn) 2.3-4.5 kg 110 ~$10,000 Lithium-Monofluoride (Li/CF) 130 -------- Lithium/Thionyl Chloride (Li/SoCl2) 185 Estimate Cost: < $10,000 Weight: 2.3-4.5 kg AAE 450 Spring 2008 Avionics