New Navy Solutions: Developing Simulation Based C4I Applications
Abstract
Simulation based Mission Applications are difficult to develop due to the conflicting nature of current Command, Control, Communications, Computer and Intelligence (C4I) systems and simulations. C4I systems process real world data to produce a common operational picture as accurate and as close to real time as possible. Simulations process simulated data, operate in variable time bases and present alternate courses of action, plans, analytical results, etc. C4I systems have made few provisions for these types of processes. The Navy's Embedded Simulation Infrastructure (ESI) Program was undertaken to provide Modeling and Simulation (M&S) software components to be used as building blocks for simulation based mission applications within C4I systems that are compliant with the Department of Defense's Common Operating Environment (COE). Standard software components have been developed to link simulations to internal COE and C4I functions and to manage simulated data and variable time bases in C4I systems. A variety of sharable M&S software components are available to generate planning and training scenarios, provide simulations links to internal C4I data bases and functions, manage the simulated data within the C4I system, manage variable time bases, display simulated data, integrate simulations with other applications and perform communication tasks.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA466048
Entities
People
- Gene Layman
- Jim Weatherly
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory