The integration of experimental data and computational databases is key to supporting decisions during the development of missile systems. An innovative technique is demonstrated to increase the accuracy of databases used for comprehensive flight simulations of missiles. This technique uses multidimensional response surface technology to mutually enhance heterogeneous data sets. An important application of this technology is the use of sparse data points from limited wind tunnel tests to correct/calibrate ...
Under contract to Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA), Nielsen Engineering & Research (NEAR) combined and extended store separation simulation code NEAR STRLNCH and aerodynamic prediction code NEAR MISDL to simulate and analyze launch and separation of the KDA Penguin missile from a helicopter. One of the objectives was to enable the running of many cases in relatively short time on readily available computer platforms. The resulting MISDL/KDA code was validated ...
This report is the final technical report which describes a combined theoretical-experimental program which has been conducted with the aim of developing a computer program to predict three-degree-of-freedom trajectoreis of stores when dropped from fighter-bomber type aircraft at speeds up to the critical speed. Both single store and multiple store installations are treated. The report first describes the mathematical models used to represent the various aircraft components. Then the calculation ...
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