Semi-active homing missiles'test and evaluation system

Designation

The Test and Evaluation system is a hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) laboratory setup designed for:

testing and evaluating the missiles behavior and miss distance in different scenarios, determining their behavior and the miss distance;
testing the effectiveness of active and passive jamming, evaluating jamming immunity of the seeker

Composition

IF Computer
Control computer
Display and user interface
Local network switch
RF Signal Generator
Reserved hardware installation bay (5U panel)
SUT (system-under-test) signals' generation and reception device
Secondary power supply
Uninterruptible power supply

Performance characteristics

Parameter	Value

Number of targets simulated	5 real targets, 1 false target
Generated active jamming types	– self-screen and escort jamming with different modulation types; – velocity gate pull-off; – angle gate pull-off
Generated passive jamming types	– ground and sea clutters; – mirror signal from the Earth surface; – chaff cloud

Simulated signal bandwidth	2 MHz
Supply voltages used to power up the system	220V, 50 Hz, single-phase 380V, 50 Hz, three-phase
Activation time	Maximum three minutes.
MTBF	minimum 500 hours.

Advantages

High authenticity of modeling signals generated from different target types;
High authenticity of modeling active and passive jamming;
Interaction with the missile hardware in real time;
Modeling the missile flight taking into account the influence of active and passive jamming;
Possibility of creating different scenarios (target types, maneuvers, jamming impacts);
Possibility of tuning the frequencies of the generated signals depending on the “letter” frequency used in the missile;
Evaluation of the target hit by the warhead fragments;
Possibility of connecting an external ECM Generator;
Possibility of connecting additional measurement equipment;
Built-in calibration and functional check system;
System flexibility and expandability.

The Manufacturer's technical support and SPTA supply outside the warranty period will be provided throughout the system service life under a separate contract.

Qualification

Operator — engineering degree, HITL training course