Advanced Instrumentation Systems Technology
Abstract
Description: Major thrusts included efforts in advanced sensors and TSPI instrumentation. The AIST projected continued three efforts to design a test technology for weapon testing use cases impacting the broad ocean area to collect TSPI, lethality, and scoring data; one technology uses optics, another leverages an imaging radar and a third employs underwater acoustic technology. The AIST project continued an effort to develop a sensor to collect acceleration measurement data during high-speed flight tests, enabling the gathering of accurate position and attitude, 6 Degrees of Freedom (6DOF) data over very long ranges and into the exo-atmosphere to measure the aerodynamics and internal guidance and control systems of new munitions in an ultra-high dynamic environment. The AIST project completed the development of an effort to support testing of military aircraft using externally mounted sound pressure instrumentation to gather data for analysis in all weather conditions, to overcome current constraints to flight testing in dry environments. Flight testing in a relevant environment is planned to take place at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, MD. The AIST project continued a portable technology development effort using acoustic splash signatures to measure weapon location and attitude to characterize high dynamic weapon end-game maneuvers, and to evaluate impact location & velocity of attacking projectiles and resolving (scoring) very large quantities of impacts occurring closely spaced in position and/or time. This system has participated in at-sea system checkout activities and is planned to be an auxiliary sensor on an upcoming at-sea test of a weapon system impacting the ocean.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- b58d04f06da0f4f187970349a9efdcf5