Sensors For Aerospace Applications

Stellar Technology designs and manufactures a comprehensive line of test and measurement sensors for the ever evolving demands of the aerospace industry. Stellar Technology’s pressure transducers, pressure transmitters, load cells, force sensors, torque sensors, temperature transducers, displacement transducers, and signal conditioners are chosen for many mission-critical applications for both NASA programs and commercial cargo and crew space applications. From off-the-shelf standard products to custom-engineered sensor solutions, Stellar Technology’s combination of knowledgeable sales personnel, engineering design expertise, and manufacturing capabilities, excels in providing optimum value for our customs—sensor application solutions focused on costs, productivity, reliability and safety.

Applications Pressure Sensors LVDTs Load Cells Temperature Sensors

Aerospace Sensors for:

General Purpose

Components testing
Proof-of-concept validation
Materials testing
Wind tunnel testing
Fatigue testing

Qualification Testing

Flight Simulators
Iron-Bird Testing
Hydraulic Systems Testing
Linear/Rotary Actuators
APU Production and Flight-Line Testing

Engine and Propulsion

Jet Engine Test Stands
Rocket Engine Thrust Tests
Rocket Engine Fuel Control
Jet Engine/Rocket Engine Diagnostics
Ground Support Monitoring Systems

Primary Systems

Landing Gear Systems
Cargo Deployment Systems
Hydraulic Actuator Testing
Airframe Stress Tests
Flight Control Systems
Fuel Monitoring Systems
On-Board Waste Disposal Systems

Space Qualified

NASA Shuttle Program
COTS (Commercial Orbit
Transportation Systems)…
Cargo and Crew
NASA Constellation Program
(Ares I, Ares V, Orion)
Satellites (Commercial and Defense)
Launch Vehicles

Aircraft Assembly

Components testing
Materials testing
Jack Stands
Automated Fastener Systems
Cable Tension Monitoring

Pressure Sensors

Pressure Ranges from 1 to 100,000 PSI
Absolute, Gage, True Gage, Differential,
Vacuum, Barometric
Accuracies to 0.05% FSO.
High-Frequency Response
All-Welded Stainless Steel
(17-4, 15-5, Inconel, Monel, Hastelloy)
mV/V, Analog or Digital Outputs
(including RS232, RS485, CANbus)
Internal Data Logger Versions
ATEX, CSA Intrinsically Safe Certifications
Space-Rated Electronics
(Grade 1 per EEE-INST-002)
Replaceable and/or Cleanable Diaphragms
Comprehensive Calibration Records are Standard
Engineered-to-Order Custom Designs

LVDT Displacement Sensors

Stroke Ranges from ± 0.01 in. to ± 18.5 in.
Linearities from 1% to 0.1%
Spring Guided, Captive Guided,
Free Unguided Armatures
AC and DC Versions
All-Welded Stainless Steel
Precision Gauging Units with Air Push Armatures
Submersible Designs
Engineered-to-Order Custom Designs

Load Cells, Force Sensors, Reaction Torque Sensors

Load Ranges from Grams to 2 Million lbf
Tension, Compression, and Tension & Compression
Complete Selection of Standard and
Special Configurations
Constructed of Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel,
or Aluminum
Miniature and Subminiature Versions
mV/V, Analog or Digital Outputs
(including RS232, RS485, CANbus)
Multiple Bridge Configurations
Internal Data Logger Versions
Space-Rated Electronics
(Grade 1 per EEE-INST-002)
ATEX, CSA Intrinsically Safe Certifications
Comprehensive Calibration Records are Standard
Engineered-to-Order Custom Designs

Temperature Transducers and Transmitters

Temperature Ranges from – 320ºF to +750ºF
No Thermowell Required
Customer Specified Probe Lengths
All-Welded Stainless Steel Construction
Hermetically Sealed
Dual Temperature and Pressure Configurations
Analog and Digital Outputs
(Including RS232, RS485, CANbus)
Space-Rated Electronics
(Grade 1 per EEE-INST-002)
ATEX, CSA Intrinsically Safe Certifications
Engineered-to-Order Custom Designs