Imitation tools for automated systems used in small arms testing

Currently, various imitators (imitation tools) are widely used to test various equipment and evaluate its parameters. The main goal of developing new imitation tools in the field of creating automated systems used in testing small arms is to accelerate and cheapen the development and implementation of such systems. The article discusses the general structure of information-measuring systems used in testing small arms based on acoustic and optical blocking devices, as well as on the basis of a video camera. Based on the considered structures, a classification of imitation tools (IT) is proposed: IT of digital data array (software), IT of analog signals of system sensors (hardware and software-hardware), IT of initiating effects on sensitive elements of the system (hardware and software-hardware). A detailed analysis of the comparative advantages and disadvantages of imitators of these types is carried out, possible difficulties in their creation, restrictions on the use of one or another implementation variety, as well as prospects for their development and application are described.