DAQ System Helps General Atomics Develop Motor for Aerospace Application

Challenge

The General Atomics Engineering team was looking for a reliable and accurate way to collect electrical and mechanical data on a new aerospace motor. Because they must collect a considerable amount of data during the test, they needed a system that could acquire and store massive amounts of raw data to be analyzed. They were looking for a system that required little to no internal development and a more out-of-the-box system to get them up and running.

Solution

The GA-EMS team used several HBK products including an eDrive system based on Genesis GEN4tb highspeed DAQ mainframe and torque sensor. This combination of products allowed users to quickly and accurately measure motor and inverter efficiency and help them understand how to improve their designs.They also used HBK’s Perception software, supporting reliable storage and real-time display.

Result

GA-EMS has been able to streamline the data-collection strategy and easily do post-processing to refine the data and give them exactly what they needed. They were able to focus on the prototype and then refine at a later date, allowing them to be efficient and focus their efforts where they needed to be during the testing phases.