The ground test plan for the Army LEAP kinetic Kill Vehicle (KV) is structured to validate all major subsystem performance prior to space flight missions. A carefully planned combination of lab, airbearing, strapdown and hover testing leads to a thorough and cost effective understanding of critical vehicle performance metrics. Simulation validation performed after each test enhances confidence for the subsequent tests with hover test data ultimately validating all aspects of vehicle performance before space flight testing.
Ground Test Performance Validation of the Army LEAP Kill Vehicle
1993
7 pages
Report
No indication
English
Military Sciences , Missile Technology , Ammunition, Explosives, & Pyrotechnics , Ballistic missile intercept systems , Kinetic energy projectiles , Test and evaluation , Ground level , Flight testing , Experimental data , Cost effectiveness , Antimissile defense systems , Validation , Performance(Engineering) , Surface to air missiles , Kinetics , Strapped down systems , Interceptors , Space flight , Kill mechanisms , Space missions , Hovering , Bmdo collection , U4648 , Leap(Lightweight exoatmospheric projectiles) , Kinetic kill vehicles
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