lcdc is experienced in solving
the difficult problems associated with collecting useful data
from range testing of complex systems.
For
the Avenger Fire Control Computer Upgrade project, for example,
our personnel led contractor efforts to design and develop custom
instrumentation that greatly augmented the data available from
standard range instrumentation. This included design and development
of a In-Field Data Collection Van that collected and recorded
data from system serial interfaces, internal interfaces, and
video/audio channels. In addition, our personnel led the development
of the hardware and software that was used to time-correlate
the many diverse channels of measurements collected from each
test.
For
the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC), lcdc personnel developed a portable, real-time,
graphics animation system. This system allowed users to visualize
range flight events in real-time, using satellite link data when
available. The system was designed to allow managers and technical
personnel in the Continental United States to see the major events
in the flight of a prototype strategic defense interceptor. The
system was used successfully to support the final ERIS FTV flight
test as the ERIS missile flew from launch at Vandenburg AFB to
impact at Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pacific.
For
the Avenger Fire Control Computer Upgrade project, for example,
our personnel led contractor efforts to design and develop custom
instrumentation that greatly augmented the data available from
standard range instrumentation. This included design and development
of a In-Field Data Collection Van that collected and recorded
data from system serial interfaces, internal interfaces, and
video/audio channels. In addition, our personnel led the development
of the hardware and software that was used to time-correlate
the many diverse channels of measurements collected from each
test.
For
the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC), lcdc personnel developed a portable, real-time,
graphics animation system. This system allowed users to visualize
range flight events in real-time, using satellite link data when
available. The system was designed to allow managers and technical
personnel in the Continental United States to see the major events
in the flight of a prototype strategic defense interceptor. The
system was used successfully to support the final ERIS FTV flight
test as the ERIS missile flew from launch at Vandenburg AFB to
impact at Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pacific.