Guided Weapons Systems Integration Cranfield University

Programme Structure

Courses include:

• 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).