Multidisciplinary model-based-engineering for laser weapon systems: recent progress

Steve Coy; Malcolm Panthaki

doi:10.1117/12.2030195

8 October 2013 Multidisciplinary model-based-engineering for laser weapon systems: recent progress

Steve Coy, Malcolm Panthaki

Proceedings Volume 8840, Optical Modeling and Performance Predictions VI; 88400H (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2030195
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We are working to develop a comprehensive, integrated software framework and toolset to support model-based engineering (MBE) of laser weapons systems. MBE has been identified by the Office of the Director, Defense Science and Engineering as one of four potentially “game-changing” technologies that could bring about revolutionary advances across the entire DoD research and development and procurement cycle. To be effective, however, MBE requires robust underlying modeling and simulation technologies capable of modeling all the pertinent systems, subsystems, components, effects, and interactions at any level of fidelity that may be required in order to support crucial design decisions at any point in the system development lifecycle. Very often the greatest technical challenges are posed by systems involving interactions that cut across two or more distinct scientific or engineering domains; even in cases where there are excellent tools available for modeling each individual domain, generally none of these domain-specific tools can be used to model the cross-domain interactions. In the case of laser weapons systems R&D these tools need to be able to support modeling of systems involving combined interactions among structures, thermal, and optical effects, including both ray optics and wave optics, controls, atmospheric effects, target interaction, computational fluid dynamics, and spatiotemporal interactions between lasing light and the laser gain medium. To address this problem we are working to extend Comet™, to add the addition modeling and simulation capabilities required for this particular application area. In this paper we will describe our progress to date.

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Steve Coy and Malcolm Panthaki "Multidisciplinary model-based-engineering for laser weapon systems: recent progress", Proc. SPIE 8840, Optical Modeling and Performance Predictions VI, 88400H (8 October 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2030195

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Comets

Systems modeling

Data modeling

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