Design and Simulation of Weapon Objects

The article dwells on the problems of implementing a systematic approach to design the complex technical systems, such as the objects of weapons, as a hierarchically ordered structure. It considers the possibility of using the simulation techniques for designing weapon objects to improve efficiency of methods used to determine design parameters of developed system.The article justifies the role and place of simulation in information technology of making design decisions. It analyses the construction features of simulation models and areas of their applications. This approach allows us to determine design parameters of developed complex technical systems in the most reasonable and time-effective way and reduce the cost of expensive field tests.The article defines key terms used in development of complex technical systems, such as a systematic approach, design, decision-making, information technology, hierarchical approach, methodology, methods, techniques, etc.An example of the classical test simulation model construction is shown to determine the probability of an eagle coin toss, which describes in detail all phases of developing a simulation model such as information gathering, information processing and promotion of statistical hypotheses, and, at last, further behavior prediction of the complex technical system.The article reviews the issues to estimate a simulation adequacy in terms of functioning real technical objects, including objects of weapons. It gives an algorithm for estimating a probability of the armored target defeat by a tactical guided missile. It is noted that using the appropriate methods to search design parameters of complex technical systems developed on the basis of simulation allows a significant improvement of their efficiency and reducing cost of expensive field tests, which is especially important when creating the new perspective weapons