The Applied Systems Laboratory (ASL) is one of eight labs in the
Georgia Tech Research Institute
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit applied research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. GTRI employs around 2,400 people, and is involved in approximately $600 millio ...
and one of three labs under the Electronics, Optics, and Systems directorate.
This laboratory, located in
Huntsville
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,
Alabama
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, primarily supports the U.S.
Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (USA AMRDEC) in its aviation and missile R&D efforts.
Research Areas
The laboratory’s multi-disciplinary research skills include battlefield
command and control
Command and control (abbr. C2) is a "set of organizational and technical attributes and processes ... hatemploys human, physical, and information resources to solve problems and accomplish missions" to achieve the goals of an organization or en ...
simulation and analysis, analysis and modeling of complete air &
missile defense
Missile defense is a system, weapon, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception, and also the destruction of attacking missiles. Conceived as a defense against nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), ...
systems, sensor and fuze simulation and analysis and aviation mission planning
software engineering
Software engineering is a systematic engineering approach to software development.
A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate computer software. The term '' ...
. Other research involves field and
hardware-in-the-loop testing of air defense weapons equipment,
wargaming and force-on-force simulations, guidance and control simulations, and tactical software development.
References
External links
ASL official website
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ASL
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Aviation research institutes