Training Effectiveness Evaluation of an MLRS Fire Control Panel Trainer Using Distributed Interactive Simulation.
Abstract
The Depth and Simultaneous Attack (D&SA) Battle Lab and the Fort Sill Field Element, Human Research and Engineering Directorate (HRED) of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) collaborated to establish a fire support command and control (FSC2) test bed. The core of the FSC2 test bed is an interface that allows fire support command and control tactical equipment to interact in a seamless manner with computer-generated equipment and forces on the synthetic battlefield. The interface reported in a separate report (Bouwens, Ching, & Pierce, in press) was accomplished using communications protocols that comply with the requirements outlined in the distributed interactive simulation (DIS) protocol data unit (PDU) standards 2.0.3. The objective of this project was to evaluate the FSC2 Test Bed through the conduct of a training effectiveness evaluation (TEE) of a multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) fire control panel trainer (FCPT). In the TEE, soldiers operated the FCPT, which was linked via DIS PDUs to a synthetic environment in which both computer-generated forces and 'soldier-in-the-loop' forces interacted in a seamless manner. The training environment supported this test. However, further experimentation is needed to define the advantages, as well as the limits of using the DIS environment to support the development of collective and individual training programs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA307678
Entities
People
- H. L. Ching
- L. G. Pierce
- M. M. Copenhaver