JADS End-to-End Test-Distributed Simulation Using Satellites

Abstract

The End-To-End (ETE) Test, conducted under the auspices of the Department of Defense Joint Advanced Distributed Simulation (JADS) Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E), developed a synthetic test environment using simulations connected by satellite that can be used for future testing training and doctrinal development. This synthetic environment was used initially to assess the feasibility of using distributed simulation to conduct developmental and operational testing of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS). As designed and built, it may be used to conduct future testing of systems such as the Block II Joint STARS, the common ground station (CGS), the All Source Analysis System, and the Block II Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). This paper will describe the synthetic test environment, the design considerations involved in developing the synthetic environment, the modifications of the distributed interactive simulation (DIS) standards required to accommodate the environment, and the difficulties involved in verifying and validating the environment. Additionally, some of the pluses and minuses of making this environment high level architecture-compliant in the future will bed discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA378022

Entities

People

  • Gary Marchand

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Artillery
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Department Of Defense
  • Distributed Interactive Simulations
  • Ground Stations
  • Joint Test And Evaluation
  • Moving Target Indicator Radar
  • Radar
  • Short Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Stations
  • Surveillance
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites