History of the ARPA Synthetic Environments for Requirements and Concept Evaluation and Synthesis (SERCES) Program
Abstract
This report documents the key activities and accomplishments of the ARPA Synthetic Environments for Requirements and Concept Evaluation and Synthesis (SERCES) program. The program objective was to demonstrate how distributed simulation could assist in the Defense acquisition process. SERCES sought to merge together several dispersed development simulation activities, to conduct a case study relating to a system within the acquisition process, and to offer tools which could aid other acquisition programs. DARPA, the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Joint Program Office (UAV JPO), and the Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center's Navy Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Division (NRaD) agreed to conduct a set of exercises which would support the Maritime Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (MUAV). This report reviews the interconnections which were made between the UAV JPO's Joint Development Facility in McLean, Virginia, and the NRaD's Research, Evaluation and System Analysis (RESA) facility in San Diego, California. The results of the initial exercise and of simulations conducted in preparation to the second exercise are described. Also discussed is a process modeling tool that was developed and used for exercise preparation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA277801
Entities
People
- David R. Graham
- Edward P. Kerlin
- Marvin H. Hammond Jr.
Organizations
- Institute for Defense Analyses