Air-Bearing Guided Intercept and Line-of-sight Experiments (AGILE)
Abstract
This paper describes a ground based test and evaluation approach for testing an agile, lightweight, interceptor's performance on a four/five degrees of freedom dynamic air bearing (DAB). The key attribute of this apparatus is that it allows for a rapid turnaround test and evaluation of a fully integrated vehicle's ability to detect, acquire, and track a closing target with real time closed loop altitude control and divert guidance. In addition it also provides a testbed for the rapid development, evaluation, and validation of new hardware components and software functionality. Unlike other hardware in the loop (HWIL) tests, the final measure of performance of a DAB experiment is a vehicle's actual miss distance; a direct measure of an interceptor's hit capability. By conducting multiple DAB intercept experiments, a statistical estimate of a vehicle's miss distance performance can be obtained. In addition, extension of ground test concepts to include five and six degrees of freedom experiments are also discussed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA364883
Entities
People
- Arno G. Ledebuhr
- Eric Breitfeller
- Frank A. Handler
- Lawrence C. Ng
Organizations
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory