Techniques for evaluating the contributions of avionics subsystems to fighter aircraft operational effectiveness

Author

Whitmoyer, Robert A.

Author_Institution

Wright Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

14-17 Oct 1991

Firstpage

446

Lastpage

453

Abstract

Experiences on the integrated control and avionics for air superiority (ICAAS) program are used to discuss various methods for validating avionics system performance in the air-to-air mission. Digital air battle simulation proved to be an effective screening tool for identifying first-order mission effectiveness trends. Part task simulations added the human element to the evaluation. Full-mission manned simulations provide the most comprehensive and accurate assessment of the performance of the integrated avionics system in the air-to-air mission. The flight test program is described and justified as a limited but necessary real world validation and demonstration of system performance benefits

Keywords

aerospace testing; aircraft control; aircraft instrumentation; digital simulation; military computing; military equipment; air battle simulation; air superiority; air-to-air mission; avionics subsystems; fighter aircraft; first-order mission effectiveness; flight test; integrated avionics; integrated control; manned simulations; operational effectiveness; Aerospace control; Aerospace electronics; Analytical models; Centralized control; Computational modeling; Control systems; Knowledge management; Military aircraft; Missiles; System performance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1991. Proceedings., IEEE/AIAA 10th

Conference_Location

Los Angeles, CA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.1991.177208

Filename

177208