Testing Advanced Distributed Simulation for Use in Electronic Warfare Test and Evaluation

Abstract

The JADS JT&E program is an OSD sponsored Joint-Service test designed to determine how well an emerging technology - Advanced Distributed Simulation (ADS) - can support DoD test and evaluation (T&E) activities. The two-phase ADS test using an Electronic Warfare (EW) system will investigate the present utility of ADS for T&E, identify the critical constraints, concerns, and methodologies when using ADS for T&E; and identify the requirements that must be introduced in ADS systems if they are to support a more complete T&E capability in the future. The emphasis of the JADS EW test is not on evaluating the EW system performance in use as a test vehicle; rather, the emphasis of the test is on the performance of the ADS components and their relative contribution to EW systems T&E. The term ADS (which includes Distributed Interactive Simulation as a subset) is intended to support a mixture of live, virtual, and constructive entities. The ADS-oriented test approach will investigate numerous issues from the T&E perspective including distributed test control and analysis, network performance, relationships between data latencies, ADS induced data anomalies, use of the High Level Architecture (HLA), and Run Time Infrastructure (RTI). Time, cost, and complexity, as well as validity and credibility of the data are part of the evaluation. A series of tests have been designed which will support comparison of data and results obtained from open air range EW testing with two ADS-based tests. This paper focuses on the two ADS-based tests to evaluate the utility of Advanced Distributed Simulation (ADS) to support an Electronic Warfare system test. The paper describes the test objectives, scope, and test design process for creating a unique virtual EW test environment of linked components. Details describing the test methodology, the ADS test architecture for testing an EW system, and use of DMS0's High Level Architecture are provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA359369

Entities

People

  • Clyde Harris
  • Darrell Wright

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Command And Control
  • Defense Systems
  • Digital Communications
  • Distributed Interactive Simulations
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Emerging Technology
  • Engineering
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Flight Testing
  • Instrumentation
  • Joints
  • Lessons Learned
  • Simulations
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics