Semester
Summer
Date of Graduation
2004
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
College
Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Department
Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Committee Chair
Roy S. Nutter, Jr.
Abstract
A WVU team of engineers designed and built a palletized system that will be used to deploy surveillance sensors from a C-130 cargo airplane. There will be two pallets, one that will house the Operator Station and one that will carry a mechanical arm with a Sensor Pod, where the sensors will reside. This pallet will be placed on the C-130 rear door, which will be opened while in flight. The mechanical arm is designed to rotate the Sensor Pod underneath the door so the sensors can observe the ground.;Computer/Electrical engineers were asked to design the control circuit for the Sensor Pallet, providing the user with a user interface to control deployment of the mechanical arm and Sensor Pod. The mechanical arm should also be deployable in an automated process, controlled by a computerized system. They were also responsible for designing the circuit to provide power to the system, interfacing with the power generated on the C-130 cargo airplane.;The thesis "Control System Design for a C-130 Ro-Ro Sensor Deployment Platform" details the power distribution circuit design, the control circuit design and the design of the automated process program.
Recommended Citation
Hayes, Robert Paul, "Control system design for a C-130 Ro-Ro sensor deployment platform" (2004). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 1491.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/1491