Advanced Instrumentation Systems Technology
Abstract
Major thrusts included initiating and continuing efforts in advanced sensors, and TSPI instrumentation. The AIST projected initiated two efforts to design a test technology for weapon testing use cases impacting the broad ocean area to collect TSPI, lethality, and scoring data; one technology will use optics, and the other will leverage an imaging radar and subsurface acoustic sensors. The AIST project initiated an effort to develop a sensor to collect acceleration measurement data during high-speed flight tests, enabling the gathering of accurate position and attitude, 6 Degrees of Freedom (6DOF) data over very long ranges and into the exo-atmosphere to measure the aerodynamics and internal guidance and control systems of new munitions in an ultra-high dynamic environment. The AIST project continued an effort to support testing of military aircraft using externally mounted sound pressure instrumentation to gather data for analysis in all weather conditions, to overcome current constraints to flight testing in dry environments. The AIST project continued a portable technology development effort using acoustic signatures to measure weapon location and attitude to characterize high dynamic weapon end-game maneuvers, and to evaluate impact location & velocity of attacking projectiles and resolving (scoring) very large quantities of impacts occurring closely spaced in position and/or time. The AIST project completed an effort in developing a high fidelity model which takes into account the noisier acoustic properties of shallow water environments for littoral T&E. The model supports early evaluation of undersea test range technologies (e.g., hydrophone arrays, new communication signals/modulations, transducers, and portable instrumentation). The AIST project completed an effort related to electro-releasable attachment technology development. This included the investigation of new adhesive formulations that employ an electrically-releasing tape to allow for the attachment of sensors to non-conductive, painted surfaces of aircraft and other combat vehicles and significantly reduce the time to restore the system under test to its operational configuration. Efforts improved adhesion strength and ease of use. This effort was successfully tested in a relevant environment in field testing onboard M1-Abrams Tanks at Aberdeen Test Center, and F-15 Fighter Jets at Edwards Air Force Base, respectively.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 27e5b2d4cda16744a267a181b1ce3cea