Non-destructive missile seeker flight testing: HWIL in the sky

Jim Clements; Joe Robinson; Richard M. Robinson

doi:10.1117/12.851870

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23 April 2010 Non-destructive missile seeker flight testing: HWIL in the sky

Jim Clements; Joe Robinson; Richard M. Robinson

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Proceedings Volume 7663, Technologies for Synthetic Environments: Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing XV; 76630E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.851870
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Surface to air missile development programs typically utilize hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) simulations when available to provide a non-destructive high volume test environment for what are typically very expensive guidance sections. The HWIL, while invaluable, hasn't been able to obviate the need for missile flight tests. Because of the great expense of these missiles the designers are only allowed to perform a fraction of the desired tests. Missile Airframe Simulation Testbed (MAST) is a program conceived by US Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) that blends the non-destructive nature of HWIL with the confidence gained from flight tests to expand the knowledge gained while reducing the development schedule of new missile programs.

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Jim Clements, Joe Robinson, and Richard M. Robinson "Non-destructive missile seeker flight testing: HWIL in the sky", Proc. SPIE 7663, Technologies for Synthetic Environments: Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing XV, 76630E (23 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.851870

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