Virtual Flight Testing Concepts and Applications

Abstract

Virtual Flight Testing offers a world of diversity, flexibility and possibility to the test and verification community. The cost savings are tremendous, while overcoming many of the limitations associated with traditional digital simulations. Virtual flight testing allows the tester to use REAL data, on REAL objects, with REAL signatures, taken by REAL sensors in REAL environments. This overcomes many of the verification and validation issues facing the test and simulation community today. One example of a virtual flight test was presented, showing the benefits and flexibility of the process. A variety of other possible tests and applications were presented to give the reader a better appreciation as to how many different types of scenarios and tests can be performed. In today's environment of limited budgets and expensive flight tests, virtual flight testing offers a credible, proven approach to reduce cost while maintaining high levels of testing confidence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA365001

Entities

People

  • Brian P. Mann
  • Earl Reed
  • Susan Campbell

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautics
  • Algorithms
  • Aspect Angle
  • Astronautics
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Bulk Filtering
  • Communities
  • Data Rate
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Defense Systems
  • Discrimination
  • Flight Testing
  • Pulse Compression
  • Target Signatures
  • Verification
  • Waveform Generators

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Software Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design