Summary of IMPACT Toolbox Models

Abstract

This report documents the status of the Integrated Military Performance Analysis Collaborative Toolbox (IMPACT) as of its use in January 2000. IMPACT has become a rather large set of tools and has been ported for use in the latest version of MATLAB/Simulink. The goal with IMPACT was to provide a standard set of modeling blocks for vehicle-level performance analysis. To allow for suitable flexibility in order to adapt to various military applications, blocks depend on input characteristics for the components from the user, and a description of the mission to be simulated. The user is also responsible for the overall control system, as there has not yet been a general consensus on "best" control methods. A sample control system developed at the Institute for Advanced Technology is included in the IMPACT Demonstration Model. IMPACT is not stand-alone Plug and Play software. IMPACT is designed for users who are knowledgeable of both MATLAB/Simulink and the vehicle being simulated. This level of expertise allows the user more closely customize the simulation and understand the often complex simulation outputs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA380700

Entities

People

  • S. Fish
  • Yunhui Chen

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Control Systems
  • Converters
  • Dynamic Response
  • Electrical Loads
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Flow Rate
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Inverters
  • Military Applications
  • Power Electronics
  • Pulsed Power
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Torque Converters

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