LB-215 : Design of Experiments & Ballistic Testing:Overview for Technicians, Engineers & Scientists

• RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT-FUNDING & TIME FRAMES
• FEASIBILITY STUDY
• TESTING & EVALUATION-PLANNING AND EXECUTING
• DEVELOPMENT TESTING & EVALUATION
• PRODUCTION & PRODUCTION CONCERNS
• FIRST ARTICLE TESTING
• QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNIQUES & STATISTICAL APPROACHES
• STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
• PRODUCTION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS AS A MEANS TO GET TO PRODUCTION
• ENGINEERING IN SUPPORT OF PRODUCTION-COST SAVINGS & COST REDUCTION PROGRAMS
• LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT & COSTS
• DEMILITARIZATION
• ENVIRONMENTAL & CHEMICAL HAZARDS CONSIDERATIONS
• HARDWARE FOR EXPLOSIVES & BALLISTICS TESTING
• Testing Considerations
• Safety in Handling, Storing, Transportation and Use of High Explosives and Gun Propellants
• Methods for Testing Explosives
• Methods for Testing Kinetic Energy and Shaped Charge Warheads
• Range Instruments and Standard Operating Procedures
• Armor and Obliquity Teting and Considerations
• Data Collection and Analysis
• LESSONS LEARNED