Major Operational Test Instrumentation
Abstract
Major Operational, Instrumentation and Modeling and Simulation (M&S) in support of Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC). Analysis and development for Real-Time Casualty Assessment and instrumentation suite (RTCA) that delivers a high fidelity, realistic, real-time capability to measure hardware and personnel performance in modern combat environments. RTCA enables testing under tactical conditions for small and large-scale operations while integrating network operations and effects in support of Army Equipment Modernization Plan. RTCA also allows the U.S. Army to test all Current-to-Future, weapon systems in a realistic operational environment. RTCA Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDTE) develops performance enhancements and technology upgrades to the operational test command, control, and communications (C3) center, communications network, weapons system interfaces, vehicle and dismounted-troop kits and peripherals, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), encryption components, and integrates high-fidelity digital battlefield data collection and analysis tools. These tools will collect, store and analyze data from the digital battlefield. Improvements will enable the RTCA system to measure and record accrued damage, levels of exposure, effects of countermeasures, evasive action, and instrument threat vehicles. This capability is required by the operational test community to integrate digital battlefield data collection and analysis tools into the Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) and other operational tests. Operational Test Command (OTC) Advanced Simulation & Instrumentation Systems (OASIS) Enterprise Integration System (EIS) supports operational test simulation and test support capabilities and will transition to Advanced Test and Evaluation Enterprise Architecture (ATEA). Operational testing of enterprise/systems of systems (SoS) capabilities requires an integrated test technology tools enterprise: 1) Test Planning & Control systems/networks, 2) Live-virtual-constructive (LVC) simulations, 3) Data Collection, Reduction, Analysis (DCRA), and visualization tools and 4) tactical systems and networks. OASIS-EIS transition to Advanced Test and Evaluation Enterprise Architecture (ATEA) will support test tool integration in three major areas: 1) OT test technology integration with other acquisition efforts (RTCA, networks, data collection), 2) Joint Network Emulation (JNE) program management, and 3) Shared development and enhancement of key simulation (primarily gaming, virtual, and constructive), and LVC integration capabilities. Initial focus for shared simulation/LVC enablers addressed network, indirect fire and ISR simulations, and LVC architecture planning, engineering and integration tools. Current efforts include evolution to ATEA to improve interoperability, better address sustainment operations, and increase standardization across the operational test enterprise.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 986_0604759A_6_2040_PB_2015
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