1、The ITEA Journal of Test and EvaluationDecember 2002/January 2003Volume 23,Number 4continuedTECHNICAL PAPER ABSTRACTS:Applicability of Modeling and Simulation To Space System Test and EvaluationPeter M.SheaSi mu l a t i on Te chnologies Bra n ch,Dyn e t i c s,I n c o rp o ra t e d,H u n t s v i ll e
2、,A l a b a m aMike FlorioC o l o rado Sp rings Office,Dyn e t i c s,I n c o rp o ra t e d,H u n t s v i ll e,A l a b a m aMajor spac e-b ased t e ch n o l o g y demonstrations are pro h i b i t ively ex p e n s i ve,and spac e-b ased s y s-tems pose unique ch a l l e n g es in a test and evaluation(
3、T&E)envir o n m e n t.B e c ause of the inher-ent pr o blems and costs associated with applying traditional T&E methods to spac e-b ased s y s te m s,m o d e ling and simulation(M&S)offers substantial opportunities for cost sav i n gs and risk r e d u c-t i o n,as well as the potential to test capab
4、ilities that would otherwise be unte s ta bl e.This pa p erexamines some of the ch a l l e n g es ofT&E as applied to space sy s te m s,along with ways that M&Scan be applied to overcome those ch a l l e n ge s.Using AEDCs Space Chambers for Test&Evaluation of Space SystemsHeard Lowry,Randy Simpson,
