Hardware-in-the-loop tests with dSPACE system
May 13, 2010: In 2010 the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will conduct the second experiment in its hypersonic Sharp Edge Flight Experiment Program SHEFEX-2. The mission will investigate new shapes for launcher or re-entry vehicles with faceted surfaces. A key re-entry technology to demonstrate is hypersonic flight control using steerable canards relying on an accurate hybrid navigation system with multiple sensors. A dSPACE HIL system is used for the hardware-in-the-loop tests of the hybrid navigation system. These tests subject the flight hardware to simulated flight and laboratory conditions in three phases to debug the system and prove robustness.
For more information:
- SHEFEX-2 presentation at the Aerospace Testing 2010 trade show: http://www.aerospacetesting.com/page.cfm/action=Seminars/SeminarID=64
- SHEFEX-2 at DLR website: http://www.dlr.de/sc/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-5990/9793_read-19946/
