SIMNET M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank Simulation: Software Description and Documentation

Abstract

The SIMNET M1 tank simulation is a real-time simulation of the M1 Abrams main battle tank that runs on a MASSCOMP 5600 workstation. It was developed in 1985-1986 at BBN Laboratories for use on the SIMNET M1 tank simulator. Written entirely in the C language, the simulation was designed to be portable to other 68020-based systems by minimizing the utilization of system dependent features. The simulation is clocked in real-time at 15 Hz in lockstep synchronization with the SIMNET Computer Image Generation (CIG) system manufactured by Delta Graphics, Inc. Table of Contents: Hull Simulation; Turret Simulation; Fire Control System; Ballistics; Electrical System; Hydraulic System; Depletable Resource Management; Crew Station Controls and Displays; Damage and Failure Simulation; Repair Simulation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 12, 1987
Accession Number
ADA201970

Entities

People

  • Duncan C. Miller
  • Gary W. Bloedorn
  • Jack A. Thorpe
  • Michale Cyrus
  • Richard Taylor

Organizations

  • United States Army Aviation and Missile Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Final Drives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Firing Tables
  • Gun Mounts
  • Hydraulic Accumulators
  • Hydraulic Pressure
  • Indirect Fire
  • Laser Rangefinding
  • Moving Targets
  • Radio Proximity Fuzes
  • Simulators
  • Stabilization Systems
  • Turbines

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.