An Innovative Approach to Missile System Design
Abstract
This paper will address several system effectiveness tools developed by the U. S. Army Missile Command's Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (MRDEC). MRDEC has expanded upon the traditional lethality modeling tools and methodologies and incorporated novel ideas utilizing visualization and design level engineering assumptions. Effectiveness and lethality were not traditionally included in the early stages of missile system development, but were calculated based on the results of individual component performance. Detailed system effectiveness studies were an after-thought, with a lack of feedback in the missile development cycle. In recent years the MRDEC has worked with PEO Tactical Missiles Project Offices and contractors in refining a process to fully explore a design level approach to missile system development. This paper will discuss mini-map technologies, connectivity of flight simulation performance and warhead performance for missile and/or component development, and new visualization tools to assist the analyst in the accessing and analyzing the computed data. MRDEC is demonstrating that the utilization of design level effectiveness studies is critical in the development of missile system requirements, design, and evaluation. By increasing design level lethality inputs in the development cycle, the overall process can
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA364859
Entities
People
- Chris Pitts
- Glenn E. Romanczuk
- Kimberly C. Williams
- M. S. Strickland