A9.2 - Flight Test Management Centers, Receiving Systems and Frequency Allocation
- Event
- ETTC 2026 - European Test and Telemetry Conference
2026-06-09 - 2026-06-11
Nuremberg - Chapter
- RF Spectrum III
- Author(s)
- A. Bilsel, B. Dogan, A. Tekin, C. Timurkaan, O. Yesil, Y. Ocel, E. Erkan, O. Yoruk, I. C. Polat, M. M. Gecgel, M. K. Arpacioglu - Turkish Aerospace Inc., Ankara (Turkey)
- Pages
- 148 - 157
- DOI
- 10.5162/ettc2026/A9.2
- Price
- free
Abstract
Telemetry systems and Flight Test Management Center-supported flight test operations require systematic resource management. During test campaigns, critical assets, including airborne telemetry frequencies, ground receiving systems (Receiver Units, Best Source Selectors, Receiving Antennas), Flight Test Management Centers and operational personnel must be coordinated through a centralized framework. To address this operational complexity, an integrated decision support platform enables centralized planning, monitoring, and control of these resources. This approach optimizes telemetry frequency utilization according to aircraft data acquisition requirements through spectrum analysis and conflict detection. Potential frequency overlaps and RF interference risks are identified during planning, allowing mitigation prior to execution. Mission pattern, onboard telemetry system configuration, and link budget-based allocation logic support algorithm-driven assignment of receiving antennas and ground infrastructure. Resources such Flight Test Management Centers and personnel are allocated based on test scope and predefined algorithms to ensure efficient utilization. The modular architecture incorporates prioritization, reservation, and controlled reallocation mechanisms, enabling deterministic and traceable resource management. This approach shortens preparation cycles, improves infrastructure efficiency and optimizes resource utilization across flight tests, ensures link budgetcompliant antenna/receiving system allocation, and significantly reduces human-induced configuration errors in receiving configurations.