A variety of hardwre enhancements have been made over the years to the high energy laser data acquisition and processing system (heldaps) at the white sands missile range high energy laser system test facility. The existing heldaps software does not fully utilize the capabilities of the enhanced system configuration. A phase I project is proposed to systematically analyze the heldaps rocessing requirements, performance capabilities, operational procedures, and database environment. The results of the analysis will then be used to formulate recommendations for heldaps enhancements which will maximize its processing capabilities and reduce the time required to produce test data packages.
