Digital Development Method for Torpedo Weapons and Equipment Based on MBSE

Abstract

With the development and application of torpedo weapons and equipment in future wars, new requirements for digitization, intelligence, and agility have been put forward. The practical problems faced by torpedoes in the traditional text-based development mode, such as the separation of the overall system and subsystems, as well as that of the design process and production process, lead to untimely error detection, insufficient early verification, incomplete information transmission, inconsistent model data, incomplete verification scope, and unclear process traceability. In order to solve these problems, shorten the torpedo development cycle, and improve development efficiency and quality, advanced system engineering methods and new technologies were both utilized. Based on the practical application research on model-based system engineering(MBSE) in China and abroad, this paper proposed a digital development method for torpedo weapons and equipment based on MBSE. The method integrated the MBSE idea with torpedo technology characteristics and research and development processes, constructed cross-stage, cross-discipline, and cross-level MBSE technology system for the entire lifecycle of torpedoes, proposed a digital application framework and technical roadmap for MBSE torpedo, and refined the main key technologies that needed to be addressed in the digital development process of MBSE torpedoes. The method proposed in this paper provides a reference for the digital development practice and comprehensive digital transformation of torpedo weapons and equipment.

Keywords

• torpedo
• model-based system engineering
• digitization