Training Dismounted Combatants in Virtual Environments
Abstract
The U.S. Army Research Institute, U.S. Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command, and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory recently completed a four-year effort to improve capabilities for dismounted soldier simulation. With increased emphasis on Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) new flexible training methods are needed that can represent a range of urban environments. Virtual environments have that capability but technological challenges must be overcome to produce an effective virtual training system for the dismounted combatant. This paper reviews improvements made during the project in the areas of representing the dismounted combatants environment,producing realistically performing Dismounted Infantry Semi-Automated Forces, and developing of an After Action Review system that captures performance in MOUT. At the end of each year of the project a Culminating Event was held during which improvements made in technologies made during the year were integrated and then evaluated by soldiers. The paper also contains a discussion of soldiers ratings of the usability and training effectiveness of these capabilities. Significant improvements have occurred as a result of this project taking virtual dismounted soldier simulation a step closer to fielding.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA428918
Entities
People
- Bruce W. Knerr
- James Grosse
- Stephen L. Goldberg