Application of Computer Simulation Techniques in Military Exercise Control System Development. I. NETMAN Model Sensitivity Test and Validation
Abstract
A stochastic simulation model, NETMAN, had been developed to simulate the information collection and scoring control systems used in tactical warfare training exercises. The model enables its users to obtain information such as personnel requirements, training requirements, and workload alternatives in systems such as the Marine Corps' Tactical Warfare Simulation Analysis and Evaluation System (TWSEAS). The model had received preliminary sensitivity testing, and a more thorough program was required. The Army Research Institute instituted a program to: (1) complete a formal model sensitivity test and validation, and (2) define the role of such exercise control models in system design and redesign. This report describes the methods, procedures, and results of the sensitivity test. This summary of the first year's effort also provides the model validation results, including selection and collection of criterion data from actual military exercises and the comparison of model results against these measures. Conclusions indicate that the model can be used with increased confidence to predict the performance of training exercise control systems up to battalion level.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA081993
Entities
People
- Arthur I. Siegel
- J. Jay Wolf
- Thomas G. Ryan
- W. Rick Leahy