AOI 006 - JBMDL AMC Test and Evaluation Squadron.docx

AOI-006 TITLE: AMC Test & Evaluation Squadron TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Single-Board Computers, Microcontrollers, Sensors, Telemetry, Test Data Collection DESCRIPTION: AMC Test & Evaluation Squadron (TES) Test Directors at McGuire Air Force Base perform testing on various objects and tools (known as test articles) used by the U.S. Air Force. For example, when conducting airdrop testing, they measure how long it takes the test article to drop from an aircraft, and how much it rotated in the drop. To gather this data, Test Directors use a variety of different sensors configured on a Raspberry Pi computer (a low cost, credit-card sized computer that plugs into a computer monitor or TV, and uses a standard keyboard and mouse), which they place on the test article. These sensors include gyroscopes and accelerometers, among others, to collect environmental and positioning data. The Raspberry Pi computer and attached sensors, known as the “Shell”, relay data to an iPad or Android device through an additional third device to allow remote login. Not only is it cumbersome to have to carry all of these devices during every test; but without a user-friendly interface that accommodates different test sensors, Test Directors spend too much time troubleshooting the various sensors as they attempt to collect data. Currently, Test Directors are not able to directly communicate between the Raspberry Pi computer and the iPad/Android device on which the data is displayed, despite the fact that Raspberry Pi computers has both Wi-Fi/Bluetooth capabilities.

OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS:

· Interface must be able to display shell status; remotely activate/deactivate, relay sensor data stream

· Include a method to add new sensor profiles (modularity)

· Would be nice to record data in a format readable by Microsoft Office Apps

· All coding must be fully documented and open for review/maintenance by AMC TES personnel