Fleet Synthetic Training
Abstract
Develop and deliver software that characterizes the ocean and atmospheric environments; adjusts to meet fleet-required training scenarios; allows synthetic training to be conducted in areas of planned and contingency operations; and, provides sufficient detail to simulate the real-world conditions of the physical environment in those areas of interest. Accomplishments include development of Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) environmental databases for total of 10 of 14 Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE) exercise areas. Conducted data and architecture testing between Commander, Navy Information Dominance Forces Command (NAVIDFOR) data and the Environmental Data Cube Support system (EDCSS). Integrated environmental database hosting at the Naval Oceanographic Office. Developed capability to realistically simulate bathythermograph data collection based on synthetic ocean environment for total of 6 of 14 NCTE areas. Enhanced realism of training environment by providing synthetic satellite/radar imagery based on synthetic enviromental data. Made improvements in generating acoustic performance products used by Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) white cell and ASW commander staff. Conducted verification and validation of acoustic performance products. United States Fleet Forces and United States Pacific Fleet jointly signed out the Fleet Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) Training Capability Requirement on 31 Jan 2013. The document states that an integrated LVC Training Environment is essential for future force readiness. As such, physical environment efforts are required to be undertaken to meet the desired LVC end state of a seamless training environment that enables robust, realistic, and cost effective training by integrating live, virtual, and constructive training systems to support the effective and efficient generation of maritime forces in support of Combatant Commander requirements. Specifically, Live, Virtual, and Constructive simulations each have unique requirements for METOC representation, as well as their Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for its use. The EDCSS is capable of providing a single integrated METOC representation to each simulation in a manner and format uniquely suited to that platform. In addition, EDCSS is source agnostic and can provide such representations from historical reference scenarios or live operational METOC data sources. These capabilities of EDCSS have been previously developed, however their use within LVC federations, most notable NCTE, continues to be defined and as such the final technical approach, deployment and validation must still be accomplished.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- 4b50344c2d6b74115b0e0283f514b6ed