Adsys Controls’ Razor UAV Test System is a UAV hardware-in the-loop test environment including a real-time 6-DOF vehicle simulation, vehicle systems simulator, synthetic visualization system, and operator/analysis station. The Razor UAV Test System contains a large expandable set of I/O and data communication interfaces. The system supports a variety of UAV avionics, air vehicle systems and ground station configurations. Razor supports full air vehicle system modeling including communication systems, electrical power, fuel systems, and payloads. A library of interchangeable simulation modules supports multiple vehicle configurations with customer-specific avionics and I/O configurations. The Razor Operator Station supports test operation control, real-time system monitoring, time-stamped data recording, test automation, and fault insertion capability. Razor’s3-D visualization system contains a synthetic terrain environment and provides simultaneous vehicle and payload views.

The Razor UAV Test System is designed to support a wide array of integration, validation, and verification activities from component integration to full system verification. In addition, Razor supports payload system testing, mission testing, field/depot service testing, and operator training activities. Also available are vehicle development tools including flight trimming, model linearization, stability analysis tools, model validation, and monte carlo simulation support. These tools provide an end to end tool chain for UAS development through flight test analysis.

    • Physics based 6-DoF dynamic simulation of air vehicle
    • Support for standard fixed wing vehicles, flying wing, rotorcraft, and air ships
    • Modular for modeling different aircraft with customer-specific avionics and I/O configurations
    • Support of commercial autopilots including Cloud Cap Piccolo as well as custom auto pilots
    • Atmospheric, wind & turbulence modeling
    • Aircraft system modeling including pay loads, communications, propulsion, power system, fuel management, thermal, sensor systems, and other mission critical systems
    • RF propagation modeling of atmospheric signal attenuation, antenna obscuration, directional antenna effects, and multi-channel switching
    • Flexible real-time air vehicle monitoring system
    • Test data acquisition and real-time data display of iron bird and simulation system data
    • Fully autonomous testing including test scripting, event playback, and event driven test execution and data recording
    • Supports user initiated and scripted fault insertion internal to the air vehicle dynamic simulation and avionics interfaces
    • Customer specific 3-D air vehicle modeling and multiple viewing perspectives
    • Visualization of air vehicle control surfaces, deployable appendages, lights, and ground equipment

    Use Cases

    • UAS System Development (Flight Control, Comm Systems, Mission Systems, Payloads)
    • System I&T
    • Verification & Validation
    • Flight Control Testing
    • Communication Systems Testing
    • Payload Systems Testing
    • Vehicle Management Systems Testing
    • Field/Depot Service Testing
    • Operator Training

Simulation Features

  • Physics-based hardware-in-the-loop 6-Degrees of Freedom (6DoF) dynamic simulation of air vehicles
  • Support for standard fixed-wing vehicles, flying wing, rotorcraft, airships, and multi-copters
  • Aerodynamic and atmospheric models, including ground effect, wind, and turbulence
  • Propulsion models of internal combustion, turbine, and electric power plants
  • Model EO/IR imaging, target tracking, image stabilization payloads
  • Model communications systems, RF propagation of atmospheric signal attenuation, antenna obscuration, directional antenna effects, and multi-channel switching
  • Multi-vehicle support for modeling of formation flying or multi-vehicle scenarios

Operator Station Features

  • Real-time system monitoring, data recording, test automation, and fault-insertion
  • 3-D visualization system with synthetic terrain environment
  • Simultaneous vehicle and payload views
  • Customer-specific 3-D air vehicle modeling and multiple viewing perspectives

Test Features

  • Enables complete testing from component integration through validation and full-system verification
  • Test data acquisition and real-time data display of iron bird and simulation system data
  • Run Monte Carlo and deterministic simulations
  • Enables fully autonomous testing including test scripting and fault insertion, event playback, and event driven test execution and data recording
  • Supports payload system testing, mission testing, field/ depot service testing, and operator training activities

Additional Capabilities

  • Multi-vehicle design, model, and test. Model aerial interactions and formation flight
  • Plug in commercial autopilots including Adsys Controls’ FireFly™ Autopilot, Cloud Cap Piccolo, as well as custom autopilots, or use internal software autopilot
  • Integrates with other Adsys Controls products, such as the Arrow Gimbals, and FireFly™ Autopilot
  • Adsys Controls offers a full range of support, including customizing the simulation models, system characterization, test prep, and test execution
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