DESIGN OF TECHNICAL SYSTEMS USING SIMULATION-HARDWARE MODELING COMPLEXES

Context. Radar means of space control are large science-intensive technical systems. The development of the new generation of radar stations is a complex process related not only to the search for new technical solutions and technologies but also to the assessment of their effectiveness in terms of parameters and cost. The domestic school of designing and creating space control systems has great scientific and technical potential, which allows the developmentof promising radars. However, the development of such systems is carried out with the exception of several stag- es, which are established according to the regulatory procedure, since the creation of functionally finished systems and the sys- tem as a whole is possible only at the exploitation place, therefore the manufacturing process is startedimmediately. The bench equipment used for product testing due to its monofunctionality cannot provide the verificationof functionally finished systems. Ensuring the effective implementation of the objective functions requires a long and expensive process of finding new circuit solutions using the developed equipment as a test bench, which consumes its resources. Solving the problem is possible only by creating a tool that would allow the developer to conduct the entire list of tests of the entire system hierarchy directly during the development process. Such a tool can be created using simulation-hardware modeling complexes. Objective. The goal of the work is to study the possibility of developing simulation-hardware modeling complexes for testing prospective science-intensive complex technical systems. Method. The method of imitation and semi-natural modeling is used. Results. The main methods of building a simulation-hardware complex have been developed and the possibility of using simulation tools, models, and standard technological radar equipment to form its architecture has been substantiated. It is shown that the creation of new complexes can be based both on the use of already existing systems in the operational radar and on the development of new elements. Conclusions. The presence of scientific and technical development and practical experience of the domestic developer of the space control radar makes the implementation of the new complex quite realistic, and the implementation of the test technology and practice using the simulation hardware complex will allow to reduce the total development costs.