Reconfigurable Simulator Specifications for Future Main Battle Tanks Within the Close Combat Test Bed

Abstract

This research product provides functional specifications for reconfigurable simulators to support research on future main battle tanks in the Close Combat Test Bed (CCTB). A key factor in maximizing the use of networked simulation for research is the flexibility or reconfigurability of the vehicle simulator. Efforts to enhance human performance or to assess alternative embedded training systems, for example, must begin with descriptions of the proposed simulation functionality. The configurations presented are three crew members, side-by-side in the tank hull; two crew members, side-by-side in the tank hull; and two crew members, segregated from one another in the tank hull. These specifications provide examples of the level of systems functionality and design guidelines necessary for the simulator programmers/developers to build a product to support human performance and training research in the CCTB environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA268134

Entities

People

  • Michael T. Lawless
  • Nils D. Lavine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Data Displays
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Motor Skills
  • Reliability
  • Resilience
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Social Sciences
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Test Beds

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Military Science
  • Software Engineering.