Non-Intrusive Flight Test Instrumentation

Achieve rapid, affordable and more flexible flight trials

About NIFTI

NIFTI™ is a Non-Intrusive Flight Test Instrumentation System developed by MEMKO Pty Ltd. Designed by flight test crew, NIFTI is a small, aircraft independent, wireless sensing system that collects environmental and structural data using sensor nodes adhesively mounted on to an aircraft’s structure. NIFTI’s capture and measurements options can be configured via its easy-to-use Configuration App.

Revolutionising Aircraft Flight Testing

NIFTI has been developed in close collaboration with the RAAF Air Warfare Centre (AWC) and has been flight qualified on a number of aircraft

Sensor Node Features

Suitable for external mounting directly on locations of interest
Minimum endurance of 2 hours active at -45ºC, 40 hours hibernation at 20ºC
Variable sample rate up to 4kHz
Sensor Nodes available in tri-axial accelerometer and strain gauge configurations
Mounting adhesives compatible with existing aircraft paint systems

Sensor Node Operations

Standalone Time Capture

Configure NIFTI™ Sensor Nodes to record sensor measurements by setting a countdown timer or scheduling a capture to start and stop at a specific time. Sensor Nodes can also perform captures in repeated time intervals.

Synchronised Wireless Capture

Synchronise multiple Sensor Nodes to record data at the same time using NIFTI’s wireless capture feature. Configure a network of NIFTI™ Sensor Nodes to receive UTC-synchronised time signals from a Controller Node.

Key Advantages

Increased Flexibility

Wireless system allows for rapid installation and removal

Affordable

NIFTI reduces costs by instrumenting in-service aircraft with reusable nodes

NIFTI Configuration App

The NIFTI™ Configuration App configures NIFTI™ Sensor Nodes with easy-to-use capture and measurement options.

Configure groups of nodes to synchronise wirelessly
Specify when to capture data based on schedule or timer
Define what measures to capture from sensors, and at what sample rate and unit
Access data in .csv files for instant post-flight review of captured data