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International Telemetering Conference Proceedings, Volume 27 (1991) Item Type text; Proceedings Publisher International Foundation for Telemetering Journal International Telemetering Conference Proceedings Rights Copyright © International Foundation for Telemetering Download date 11/10/2021 07:54:42 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/582038 ITC/USA/'91 INTERNATIONAL TELEMETERING CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 4-7, 1991 SPONSORED BY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR TELEMETERING CO-TECHNICAL SPONSOR INSTRUMENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA Riviera Hotel and Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada VOLUME XXVII 1991 1991 INTERNATIONAL TELEMETERING CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Judith Peach, General Chairwoman James Wise, Vice-General Chairman Clifford Aggen, Technical Program Chairman Vickie Reynolds, Vice-Technical Chairwoman Kathleen Reynolds, Executive Assistant Local Arrangements: Robert Beasley Gary Giel Roger Hesse Exhibits: Art Sullivan, Chairman Wiley Dunn, East Coast William Grahame, West Coast Kurt Kurisu, New Exhibitors Carol Albini, Administrator Government Affairs: Linda Malone Dave Kratz Registration: Norman Lantz, Chairman Carolyn Lytle Ron Bentley Richard Lytle, Finance Mel Wilks, Advertising Publicity: Warren Price Russ Smith Luceen Sullivan, Spouses Program Golf: Dick Fuller Jake Fuller Jim Horvath, Photographer INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR TELEMETERING BOARD OF DIRECTORS James A. Means, President Warren A. Price, First Vice President Norman F. Lantz, Second Vice President D. Ray Andelin, Treasurer John C. Hales, Assistant Secretary / Treasurer Ron D. Bentley, Director John V. Bolino, Director Charles L. Buchheit, Director Charles T. Force, Director Alain Hackstaff, Director Victor W. Hammond, Director Tom J. Hoban, Director Joseph G. Hoeg, Director Lawrence R. Shelley, Director J. Daniel Stewart, Director James A. Wise, Director Hugh F. Pruss, Director Emeritus A MESSAGE FROM THE 1991 TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIRMAN CLIFFORD F. AGGEN Technical Program Chairman, ITC/USA/'91 Pacific Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, CA I am honored to have been selected as your Technical Program Chairman for the ITC/USA/91 Conference. The rapidly changing technology of the 80's is producing in the 90's remarkable new capabilities in terms of high performance, reliable systems at greatly reduced costs. It is clear that the next five years will determine what system performance capabilities will take us into the twenty-second century. I have the honor of bringing this into focus through this year's conference. This conference exists to highlight those areas in technology which will lead us forward and help you determine what technology can do for you today and tomorrow. The theme of this conference, “Technology Showcase For Tomorrow's Telemetry” pretty well says it all. This conference would not exist without the sponsorship of the International Foundation for Telemetering and the organizations, companies, and individuals who give of their time, talent, and dollars to make it happen. My deepest thanks to the telemetering and test and evaluation communities for this conference and this time to come together. It is my honor to serve you as your Technical Program Chairman. A strong team effort has brought together an outstanding technical program which features the Honorable Charles E. “Pete” Adolph, Deputy Director, Defense Research and Engineering (Test and Evaluation), as our keynote speaker. A Blue Ribbon Panel formed by key Department of Defense weapons program personnel discusses the subject, Test and Evaluation Success as it Equates to Operational Success; a look at some of the successes of Operation Desert Storm is a highlight of this panel discussion. Rear Admiral Donald V. Boecker, Vice Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, is our honored guest and speaker at our Tuesday luncheon. Lawrence Rauch, a previous International Telemetering Conference Pioneer Award Recipient is our honored guest and speaker for our Awards Luncheon on Wednesday. This year's extensive Technical Program is designed to give a sense, and feel of what is going on in the backbone of Test and Evaluation, Telemetering and Range Technology. Practical applications of tried and proven technology abound. The large number of United States Government sponsored papers is of particular note this year. The technical community has come forward with excellent material and I hope that everyone can benefit from it. The program is full of significant events, courses, and technical sessions to challenge us all. This year as I prepared for the twenty seventh ITC, it has been my great pleasure to work with many government and industry personnel at all levels of responsibilities. I want to especially thank the dedicated members of the ITC Committee and in particular the ITC/USA/'91 General Chairwoman, Judy Peach and my Vice Chairwoman, Vickie Reynolds; without them, I would have not been able to put the technical program together. It has been particularly rewarding to see the genuine interest and concern for the effective application of scientific truths and principles to telemetering and in turn to test and evaluation. The dedication of the international community to the continual improvement of telemetering systems and their applications convinces me that although the world power struggles are changing drastically, there is a strong positive future for telemetry and all that it supports. The type of data retrieved by telemetering may change but the need to retrieve and analyze data will not change. KEYNOTE SPEAKER CHARLES E. “PETE” ADOLPH Director, Defense Research and Engineering (Test and Evaluation) Mr. Adolph has extensive high level executive experience in both Development and Operational Test and Evaluation. He became the Director of Defense Research and Engineering in May, 1991, when he was designated by the Secretary of Defense to fill that position on an interim basis until a new Director of Defense Research Engineering could be confirmed by the Senate and appointed. He has been the Deputy Director, Defense Research and Engineering since August of 1987. Mr. Adolph was born in Akron, Ohio, on December 3, 1935. He has an extensive background in test and evaluation, and systems acquisition management. His duties have included the assessment of weapon system development test results in support of Defense Acquisition Board committee reviews, management of development test and evaluation policy for the Department of Defense (DoD), the oversight of test range improvement and modernization efforts, and management of DoD-sponsored joint test programs. In July 1989, Mr. Adolph was designated by the Secretary of Defense to perform the duties of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation on an interim basis. He served as the principal advisor to the Secretary and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition on operational test and evaluation. He returned to Deputy Director, Defense Research and Engineering when the new Director, Operational Test and Evaluation was confirmed by the Senate in November, 1989. He began his engineering career in 1956 with the Convair, San Diego Division of General Dynamics. He began his civil service career at the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in 1960, after active service as an Air Force officer. He held a variety of engineering management and systems acquisition management positions, advancing to Technical Director, the senior civilian position at the Air Force Flight Test Center. Mr. Adolph was involved in the planning and execution of major combined developmental/operational test of Air Force aircraft and cruise missile programs including the F-15, F-16, and air launched cruise missile. He was the project manager for the development, system acquisition, and integration of the Flight Test Mission Control Center. Later, as Development Division Chief, he was responsible for managing the acquisition of all new test support equipment for the Flight Test Center. Mr. Adolph has a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering (St. Louis University), and M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (University of Michigan), and a M.S. in Systems Management (University of Southern California). He was the USAF Sloan Fellow at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1973-74. He is currently a member of the Senior Advisory Board of the International Test and Evaluation Association, the Stanford Sloan Alumni Advisory Board, and the Senior Advisory Council of the American Defense Preparedness Association's Combat Survivability Division. He is the author of over forty test reports, technical reports, and technical and managerial papers and articles. In 1986, he received the Society of Flight Test Engineer's “Kelly” Johnson Award for outstanding achievement in the field of flight test engineering. He is a recipient of the Presidential Management Intern Alumni Group Public Service Award. He also received numerous governmental awards including the Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award, the Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Award, and the Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award. FORWARD TO THE 1991 PROCEEDINGS JUDITH PEACH General Chairwoman, ITC/US/'91 Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, CA I am pleased to offer to you the proceedings of the XXVIIth Annual International Telemeter Conference. The technical program contained herein is the result of a great deal of effort on the part of Mr. Clifford Aggen to illustrate this year's theme: “Technology Showcase for Tomorrow's Telemetering”. In addition to the technical papers,