Design of hardware-in-the-loop simulation system for gun controller

Adopting hardware-in-the-loop real-time simulation scheme, a simulation system of tank gun controller was developed. It consists of a simulation computer, a simulation controller, a gun control computer and some parts of tank gun control system. It can implement static measurements and simulations of stabilizing following and moving gun. The simulation model of gun controller was built. The running section and samples of simulation system were designed. The simulation database for gun disturbance moment was established based on many real tests and theoretical analysis. The simulations for gun vibration at different speeds on different pavements are satisfying. The comparisons between the test data and the simulation data show that this simulation system behaves very well on the dynamic characteristics of the actual gun controller. It can be used not only to simulate the existing system, but also to be as a simulation platform for algorithm study and performance test in developing novel tank gun controllers.