Minicomputer Applications in Automated Testing of Electro-Optical Guidance Systems.

Abstract

An Automated Laser Seeker Performance Evaluation System (ALSPES) has been developed which utilizes a minicomputer to implement the control functions required to test electro-optical (E/O) guidance systems. These tests are used by the Government to identify problem areas in the guidance system design and to validate subsequent design changes. Software programs have been written for a series of tests which fully evaluate E/O seeker performance. Test conditions are fed into a CRT terminal and the minicomputer conducts a fully automated, hands-off test by varying such parameters as laser energy, target position and velocity, seeker position and angular rate, and time separation between targets. This report discusses the types of automated tests performed, the electro-optical test equipment utilized and the layout of the test facility, the minicomputer to test equipment interface, and the cost savings resulting from the development of this automated test facility.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 19, 1979
Accession Number
ADA073092

Entities

People

  • Ray W. Schneider

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Dynamic Range
  • False Targets
  • Generators
  • Guidance
  • Hard Copy
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Seekers
  • Lasers
  • Midrange Computers
  • Target Seekers
  • Terminal Guidance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy