Date: Jan 29, 2013 Source: (
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PHILADELPHIA, January
29
, 2013
--
CDI Corp. (NYSE:CDI)
announced today that its DSPCon subsidiary has
been awarded a contract to deliver data acquisition solutions to the United Launch Alliance (ULA). DSPCon
systems will be used for wind
-
tunnel tests of UL
A's Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle to support NASA's
Exploration Flight Test
-
1 (EFT
-
1), the first planned un
-
crewed test flight of the Orion Multi
-
P
urpose Crew
Vehicle.
The EFT
-
1 mission will be a multi
-
hour, two
-
orbit test of the
Orion Crew Module
featuring a high
apogee on the second orbit and a high
-
energy re
-
entry at around 20,000
mph
.
With a reputation for delivering systems that allow aerospace e
ngineers to isolate and remedy potential
performance
issues, DSPCon will supply data acquisition and analysis tools to ULA for tests conducted in the
16T wind tunnel, located at
the
Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) in Tullahoma, Tennessee.
Using the tunnel's wind speeds of up to MACH 1.6, DSPCon's PodLink modules will measure the effects of
transonic conditions to simulate travel through the earth's atmosphere.
The 512
-
channel DSPCon system features the ruggedized PodLink Platform that forms the acquisition portion
of the system. Supporting both dynamic and steady
-
state sensors and featuring built
-
in signal conditioning, the
PodLink modules are small
but resilient
, and b
uilt to withstand harsh
test
environments.
"This award represents an important step in CDI's overall strategy to provide engineering solutions to leading
companies in the aerospace industry," said Robert Giorgio, President of CDI's Global Engineering
&
T
echnology Solutions business. "DSPCon solutions capture and analyze important data about how large,
mission
-
critical vehicles perform under stress. Our clients use th
is
data to gain insight, reduce risks and
identify
areas for future
innovation."
"With th
e new technologies offered by DSPCon, ULA can acquire a greater understanding of how our launch
vehicles perform in extreme conditions," added Kris Walsh, ULA
P
rogram
M
anager of EFT
-
1. "Acquiring this
new level of understanding is key to this unique config
uration and our ‘Perfect Product Delivery' commitment,
and helps ULA to create defect
-
free mission
-
critical launch vehicles."
This is the second time DSPCon systems will be used at AEDC. DSPCon was the vendor of choice for in
-
flight
testing applications
and considers this new application as a vote of confidence in DSPCon systems. DSPCon
expects to deliver the data acquisition solution and support services to ULA in Q1 2013.
About CDI and DSPCon
CDI Corp. (NYSE:CDI) is an integrated, market
-
leading engin
eering and technology services organization providing differentiated,
client
-
focused solutions in select global industries. CDI provides Global Engineering and Technology Solutions and Professional
Services Staffing through its global businesses in the Ame
ricas, EMEA and APAC. The Company also provides staffing services
through its franchised Management Recruiters International, Inc. (MRI) operating unit. Lea
r
n more at
www.cdicorp.com
Headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ,
DSPCon, a subsidiary of CDI Corporation, is a leading global supplier of high
-
performance,
dynamic data acquisition, analysis and archiving systems.
DSPCon
delivers test and measurement solutions to support a wide
variety of mission
-
critical signal process
ing applications, including acoustic, vibration, shock and rotating machinery analysis; sonar
and radar processing; digital data recording and jet engine testing in leading government and aerospace organizations worldwi
de.
Learn more at
www.dspcon.com
