Perhaps the most important features of these telemetry systems, though, are fault diagnosis and timely servicing.

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The McLaren Group makes use of telemetry systems that utilize data generated by race car sensors in test and practice sessions as well as actual races.

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SpaceWire is a computer network for use on board spacecraft, which connects together instruments, mass-memory, processors, the downlink telemetry, and other onboard sub-systems.

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The telemetry used in civil aviation transmits data on engine performance and the behaviour of other systems back to base while the plane is in the air.

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