Classification
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
Distribution
Limited Distribution C: Restricted to U.S. citizens who are employees of the federal government or its contractors. See Security information for instructions on participating in short courses with limited distribution.
Instructor
Ronak Patel
Duration
Full-day course runs 0800-1700
Credits awarded
4 CLPs
Course Fee
Standard Registration: $550 (includes Government Registrations)
Current Full-Time Students: $150
Course Description
The Tri-Service Lethality short course consists of two distinct sessions as described below.
The Lethality Testing/Equipment Session will provide a discussion of all elements of HEL Lethality testing. The course will address data collection standards to be applied during the planning and execution of the test to assure meaningful and accurate data is collected. It will describe measurement techniques for measuring beam profile and other laser parameters during the execution of the test. Experimental test setup and processes will be described along with data acquisition requirements for targets, facility and test conditions as well as the instrumentation and equipment necessary to acquire those measurements. The testing session will conclude with a discussion of testing strategy for successful conduct of Dynamic Testing. This will include development of test matrices to describe all the key test parameters as well as techniques and methods to execute HEL Lethality full scale target testing.
The Modeling & Simulation Tools/Techniques Session will describe the models, codes and tools utilized to analyze and predict Laser System performance in a variety of ground-based, air-based and at-sea based scenarios. Model discussions will include high-fidelity physics based models as well as fast-running codes to provide vulnerability assessment for system level modeling codes. The high-fidelity modeling will describe the key parameters and the physics associated with laser / material interaction. Engineering-level modeling codes will be described that identifies the key target and laser parameters used to analyze a wide set of target scenarios and engagements. The full scope of end-to-end modeling will be described as used in DoW Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) decision processes. This session will be concluded with a description and demonstration of the HEL JTO published Laser Lethality Knowledge Base.
Intended Audience
Students attending this course should have an undergraduate degree in science or engineering. The course is tailored for the system program manager, system designer, and the lethality analyst who are interested in learning the full gamut of HEL lethality and target vulnerability analysis and testing. Experience in the field would be helpful but not necessary.
Instructor Biography
Mr. Ronak Patel
Mr. Ronak Patel is a Mechanical Engineer for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Non-Kinetic Lethality Branch. He has 16 years of experience in high fidelity modeling and engineering modeling to support target vulnerability assessments and weapon system effectiveness. He leads the V&V efforts for all tests and continues to identify engineering model limitations. He also supports methodology improvements and facilitates the transition of methodology improvement into engineering model to improve model capability and accuracy. He holds a Bachelor in Mechatronics Engineering from S.P. University India and Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University.