Test System Design and Modeling for Laser Seekers

Abstract

Flight tests carried out during missile design and development involve high costs. Simulating these tests in a laboratory environment saves companies significant resources and labor. The Electro-Optical Measurement and Test System, where laser seekers are tested, is one of them. In this article, studies have been carried out on designing and modeling a system that can generate the target image required for testing the laser seeker in the laboratory environment. The necessary components for the test system were determined, and their information was given in detail. Labview was used for simulation studies, and the functionality of the designed system was examined with the simulations.

Keywords

• Laser
• seeker
• simulation
• labview
• Lazer
• arayıcı
• simülasyon
• labview

Lazer Arayıcılar için Test Sistemi Tasarımı ve Modellemesi

Öz

Füze tasarımı ve geliştirilmesi sırasında gerçekleştirilen uçuş testleri yüksek maliyetler içermektedir. Bu testleri laboratuvar ortamında simüle etmek, şirketlere önemli ölçüde kaynak ve iş gücü tasarrufu sağlar. Lazer arayıcıların test edildiği Elektro-Optik Ölçüm ve Test Sistemi de bunlardan biri. Bu makalede, lazer arayıcının laboratuvar ortamında denenmesi için gerekli olan hedef görüntüsünü oluşturabilecek bir test sistemin tasarımı ve modellenmesi üzerine çalışmalar yapılmıştır. Test sistemi için gerekli bileşenler belirlenmiş ve bilgileri ayrıntılı olarak verilmiştir. Simülasyon çalışmaları için Labview kullanılmış ve tasarlanan sistemin işlevselliği simülasyonlar ile incelenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Lazer
• arayıcı
• simülasyon
• labview

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