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  • Distributed Impact Detection System

    Distributed Impact Detection System

    DIDS is a wireless distributed network of impact detection nodes. As a network the DIDS utilizes triangulation to determine the impact location.

  • Hit Detection Systems

    Hit Detection Systems

    Invocon provides multiple hit detection systems capable of detecting and reporting high-speed impacts. These systems have been used to detect high-speed projectile impacts on rockets and other space structures. Invocon has developed multiple impact detection systems using wire-break, hit panel, and acoustic emission type methods.

  • Integrated Pulse Coded Modulation Encoder (iPCMe)

    Integrated Pulse Coded Modulation Encoder (iPCMe)

    The Integrated PCM Encoder (iPCMe) provides a significant number of data channels for remote sensing in a highly integrated configuration.  With over 100 channels of input in a small package, the iPCMe is designed as a low-cost solution for a broad range of telemetry applications.  Every aspect of the Encoder’s design is intended to simplify integration…

  • Solid State Latching Power Switch (SSLPS)

    Solid State Latching Power Switch (SSLPS)

    Invocon’s Solid State Latching Power Switch (SSLPS) provides switching control of an external DC power source with controls for up to 4 switched outputs.

  • Shuttle Missions

    Invocon systems have been present on 38 Shuttle missions as early as STS-69. Invocon systems were present on the following missions: Flight Launch Invocon System(s) STS-135 7/8/2011 EWB MicroTAU STS-134 5/16/2011 EWB MicroTAU STS-133 2/24/2011 EWB MicroTAU STS-132 5/14/2010 EWB MicroTAU STS-131 4/5/2010 EWB MicroTAU STS-130 2/8/2010 EWB MicroTAU STS-129 11/16/2009 EWB MicroTAU STS-128 8/28/2009…

  • Capacitive Discharge Initiator (CDI)

    Capacitive Discharge Initiator (CDI)

    Invocon’s Capacitive Discharge Initiator (CDI) Module provides missile control and monitoring capabilities in a single compact unit. It enables safe operation and monitoring of ordnance.

  • Multi-Channel Event Sequencer

    Invocon’s event sequencer is a flight qualified solution for monitoring and initiating flight events. It includes 8 channels of open drain outputs for assertion of timed events via relays or other devices.  Each channel provides up to 3 Amps of current.  The voltage level available at the output is equal to the sequencer’s input voltage…

  • Lithium Smart Battery

    Lithium Smart Battery

    The Invocon 28V Rechargeable Smart Battery uses modern lithium-ion polymer battery technology to deliver high-performance reliable power to rocket and airframe avionics.

  • External Wireless Instrumentation System (EWIS™)

    Historical Invocon developed the External Wireless Instrumentation System (EWIS) to provide long-term structural dynamics measurements of the International Space Station (ISS) solar array trusses while deployed on-orbit. Due to the rotating joints that allow the solar arrays to track the sun throughout the orbit, installing wired sensors was prohibitively expensive and complex. The wireless interface…

  • Enhanced Wide-Band Micro-miniature Tri-axial Accelerometer Unit (EWB MicroTAU™)

    Historical The Enhanced Wide-Band Micro-Miniature Tri-Axial Accelerometer Unit (EWB MicroTAU) system is a wireless, high-speed, synchronized data acquisition network for dynamic acceleration sensing, recording, and processing applications. The system includes EWB MicroTAU Remote Units, a Receiver Unit, and the Graphical User Interface (GUI). The EWB MicroTAU Remote Unit is a small, battery-powered, autonomous, wireless device designed for trigger initiated…