Synthetic Environments for Mission Effectiveness
Abstract
This report follows the steps outlined by the Research Task Group HFM-216s technical report(TR-HFM-216) to apply the concept of a Synthetic Environments for Assessment (SEA). The general goal of RTG HFM-268 Synthetic Environments for Mission Effectiveness was to build a realistic synthetic environment, accessible/reproducible by NATO members, that provides the means to design and evaluate new alternative military systems and assess their effectiveness in mission relevant scenarios. A critical component of this type of evaluation is the ability to measure and analyze the human-system performance and/or the effective interaction of the operator as they utilize the systems hardware and software. This technique was specifically applied to exploring early warning command and control missions currently handled by NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). This report documents the SEA development and results. All the key components of an SEA were incorporated and the results demonstrated a workable way to gather realistic mission efficacy data that decision makers can use in the acquisition processes, specifically performance metrics that will allow early design decisions by comparing alternative designs through objective, realistic mission-based metrics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1183666
Entities
People
- Brent Olde
Organizations
- NATO Science and Technology Organization