Bradley A2 Operation Desert Storm Virtual Prototype Simulator Development and Initial Verification and Validation Activities
Abstract
The Follow-On-To TOW FOTT) was the Army's planned replacement for the aging TOW antitank missile. In support of the FOTT Program, the Program Manager, Close Combat Anti-armor Weapon Systems (CCAWS) focused the life cycle management of modeling & simulation (M&S) into four functional areas: Engineering Development, Combat Development, Test and Evaluation, and Training. The fundainental goals for using M&S in the FOTT program were to reduce time, resources and risk while improving the quality of information available to designers, users, and decision makers. In support of these goals, a nuinber of M&S activities were begun prior to Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EME)). One such activity was the development of a Bradley A2 Operation Desert Storm (ODS) Virtual Prototype Simulator (VPS). This VPS was intended to support Early User Assessments (EUA), design trades, operational test design, and to provide the User a tool for Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) development, and training device requirements analysis. Although the FOTT program was terminated before entering EMD, Verification & Validation (V&V) activities for the VPS were already underway to ensure the simulator was ready to support early assessments of the man- machine interface applique kit design. This paper describes the Bradley A2 ODS VPS and gives an overview of selected initial V&V activities conducted in preparation for the EUA I to support the FOTT Preliminary Design Review.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA364869
Entities
People
- Charles H. Murdock
- Michael A. Schrenk