SIMNET Applications to Peacekeeping Missions.
Abstract
The goal of this project was to demonstrate the utility of distributed simulation for an area of active research in IDA's Strategy, Forces and Resources Division (SF&RD). For the purpose of this project, distributed simulation is synonymous with the Simulation Network (SIMNET), or its more current name, Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS). After surveying SF&RD activities, the study team focused on research into the use of advanced sensors and information processing systems to support peacekeeping missions, an ongoing task for which SIMNET/DIS seemed well suited. The team conducted 18 trials to determine SIMNET's applicability as a tool for comparing the utility of different types of sensors, sensor deployment strategies, and strategies for deploying peacekeeping and security teams. The tests were not conducted under tightly controlled conditions, nor were they executed in accordance with a carefully designed test plan. The intent was not to draw inferences, but to explore SIMNETs utility in analyses of peacekeeping issues by running excursions under widely varying conditions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA302799
Entities
People
- D. S. Barnett
- Dennis F. Deriggi
- Matthew Hersh
Organizations
- Institute for Defense Analyses