Six-Degree-of-Freedom (6-DOF) Simulator for Weapon Testing

Abstract

A six-degree-of freedom (6-DOF) simulator has been constructed and implemented as a test bed for military vehicles and individual weapon systems. These weapon systems are either attached directed to the simulator or connected to vehicle sections suspended from it. Simulation includes firing and response to firing loads using appropriate conversion and movement which parallels weapon firing in the field. While firing, the weapon systems can be moved in either simple harmonic motion driven by a signal generator or complex motion obtained from a field tape operated by a digital computer. Vibrations typical of the field environment are input through the actuator.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA113536

Entities

People

  • Donald E. Frericks
  • Robert J. Radkiewicz

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Actuators
  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Helicopters
  • Hydraulic Actuators
  • Power Supplies
  • Recording Systems
  • Signal Generators
  • Simulations
  • Test Methods
  • Vibration

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Robotics and Automation.