Research discipline
FROM SCIENTIFIC HYPOTHESIS TO FLIGHT EVIDENCE.
A proposed development roadmap that separates feasibility, experimentation and eventual airborne validation.
01 / DEFINITION
Requirements & feasibility
Establish mission profiles, error budgets, technical constraints and measurable research hypotheses.
02 / MODELLING
Simulation & architecture
Evaluate sensor combinations, estimation algorithms and performance sensitivities in simulation.
03 / EXPERIMENTATION
Laboratory validation
Build test rigs and assess candidate components before considering airborne integration.
04 / FUTURE HORIZON
Flight testing & qualification
Pursue progressively more demanding testing only after appropriate evidence and engineering readiness.