Advanced Instrumentation Systems Technology
Abstract
Major thrusts included continuing efforts in advanced sensors, TSPI instrumentation, warfighter physical and cognitive assessment under various workloads and mitigation of test range encroachments. Development completed on a passive imaging technology to derive size, shape, mass, drag coefficients, velocity and vectors for individual fragments during live warhead testing. This technology allows testers to quickly characterize the fragment characteristics and distribution from a munition explosion. This effort transitioned to the U.S. Air Force to support warhead effectiveness and lethality testing. The AIST project completed the development of a system to measure and assess warfighter cognitive performance under realistic conditions during a T&E event. This technology transitioned to the U.S. Army’s Test & Evaluation Command (ATEC). A personnel tracking system using amplitude modulation (AM) band signals was developed, but requires testing in a relevant environment before transition. The AIST project continued development of technology to evaluate back face deformation of body armor from a blunt trauma event, with final testing planned at Aberdeen Test Center’s Light Armor Range Complex. The AIST project continued an effort to develop a high fidelity model which takes into account the noisier acoustic properties of shallow water environments (120 feet to 900 feet) for littoral T&E. The model will support early evaluation of undersea test range technologies (e.g., hydrophone arrays, new communication signals/modulations, transducers, and portable instrumentation).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- cfbe5448a5e0c56847aeeef2532e0c8b