A Design Architecture for an Integrated Training System Decision Support System

Abstract

This report presents the results of a systems engineering analysis of the training development process required to produce an Integrated Training System (ITS) for a New Weapons System (NWS). This work was performed in response to the findings of the 1985 Army Science Board and the latest Army Aviation Mission Area Analysis, which suggest that Army training development for NWS can be improved by using a top-down approach to training system development starting very early in the NWS acquisition process. The report contains the design architecture for an Army ITS Decision Support System (DSS), portrayed in Information Definition, Mod O (IDEFo) diagrams, plus supporting data on potential users of the system, embedded training, ITS data sources, and a set of training system design elements. The architecture spans the full cycle of NWS development from Milestone O through fielding and long-term maintenance. It integrates all aspects of ITS development within and across Military Occupational Specialties, such as individual, collective, and combined arms training and institutional, unit, and distributed training. The architecture provides the basis for the development of the functional specifications for the DSS. Specific intervention points are identified to provide the focus for future efforts to develop individual methods and procedures that are compatible with the overall model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA226954

Entities

People

  • Allen H. Stults
  • Richard Braby
  • Robert L. Feuge
  • William M. Hinton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Trainees
  • Training Management
  • Weapons Effects

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Software Engineering.