Course description
This course provides you with the skills and knowledge to create new and manage existing complex weapon systems and their integration.
Upcoming start dates
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Outcome / Qualification etc.
What you will learn
On successful completion of this module you will be able to:
- Assess the challenges of integrating a guided weapon onto platforms with consideration of integrated logistic elements.
- Design a performance model that depicts the system-of-systems interactions, dependencies and interrelationships of the missile in the environment.
- Design a test and evaluation programme for a guided weapon from the design to acceptance
- Examine in detail and justify a safety assessment at weapon, platform, and system levels, including rules and regulations.
- Defend the guided weapon design solution for the domain and platform-specific issues and challenges involved in the system integration.
Training Course Content
Core content
- System of Systems: definitions, Performance setting and performance assessment, dependencies, interrelationships, modelling, safety cases.
- Physical Integration: Environment definition, Environmental data gathering.
- Data Integration: Power and Command and Control, knowledge of start position, sensor errors.
- Domain Specific Issues: Air/Maritime/Land, challenges of integrating into each environment, load/unload, character release and jettison, casual weapon procedure, render safe procedure.
- Integration Facilities: Hardware-in-the-loop simulation, software-in-the-loop simulation, technical integration labs, systems reference models.
- In-service Safety: e.g., HUMS, EMC, energetics.
- MTDS/Life Cycle: Package Handling storage and transportation, battlefield management, ground-air-ground cycle (temperature gradients, thermal models).
- Trials Planning:Fundamental requirements of validation, safety, trials equipment (independent flight termination system, tele-breakup unit), sequence, telemetry (instrumentation plan, go-no-go criteria), pit testing, jettison, missile simulator round, live fire.
Course delivery details
Course structure
Classroom lectures and tutorials. Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)-directed study.
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