On validating simulation models of missile systems

Abstract

Simulation of missile systems is mainly used to pre dict missile flight and terminal miss distance and to study flight safety. Computer simulations of mis sile systems produce results that otherwise could only be obtained by actual tests and missile flights. The increasing cost of firings limits their number and hence reduces the amount of available flight-test data. Theil's inequality coefficients (TIC) and their geometric representations are the basis for a procedure which provides insight into the validity of a simulation and reduces the dependence of validation on flight-test data.