Multi-Resolution Modeling in the JTLS-JCATS Federation
Abstract
The JTLS-JCATS federation satisfies a warfighter requirement for multi-level training, as articulated inMSIACs Warfighter M and S Needs Assessment. In the process of developing the federation, the federation team hasgained insight into Multi-Resolution Modeling (MRM) necessitated by federating two fundamentally differentsimulations. The Joint Theater Level Simulation (JTLS) is a hex-based, time-stepped simulation using Lanchesterianequations to adjudicate conflict between aggregate-level objects, typically battalions or brigades. The Joint Conflictand Tactical Simulation (JCATS), on the other hand, is an event-stepped simulation that uses terrain posts, andadjudicates combat between entity-level objects, typically individual vehicles or combatants, using individual shotprobabilities. The JTLS-JCATS federation leverages the strengths of each simulation by allowing objects to berepresented at the level of resolution needed for achieving training objectives. The federation allows the control offederation objects to pass from one simulation to the other, and it employs mechanisms that permit objects representedat different levels of resolution and controlled by the different simulations to interact with one another.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- AD1125103
Entities
People
- Andy Bowers
- David L. Prochnow
Organizations
- MITRE Corporation