System Integration Laboratory (SIL) is a Key Tool for Establishing and Testing Systems Engineering Discipline

Abstract

The Integrated Survivability System Integration Laboratory (ISSIL) developed at the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Command (TARDEC) is a tool which enables and enhances the integration of Soldier survivability technology suites. TARDEC utilized the ISSIL to bridge the gap between concept and realization of the survivability demonstrator vehicle built on MTV 1083 A1P2 platform. The ISSIL was a critical tool for enabling the integration of mechanical, electrical, data, and networking components as well as for validating the system integration through Soldier usability trials. This paper describes how the ISSIL advanced the RDECOMs comprehensive systems engineering process throughout the modeling, analysis, design, development and testing of the demonstrator vehicle.

Document Details

• Document Type: Technical Report
• Publication Date: Aug 09, 2011
• Accession Number: ADA548299

Entities

People

• David Sanders
• Nathan Fountain
• Stacy Budzik
• Venu Siddapureddy

Organizations

• United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Advanced Electronics
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Human Systems
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Abstracts
• Army Training
• Computing System Architectures
• Control Systems
• Energy Consumption
• Engineering
• Fire Extinguishers
• Governments
• Ground Vehicles
• Instructions
• Lessons Learned
• Management Personnel
• Network Architecture
• Organizational Structure
• Platforms
• Standards
• Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Computational Modeling and Simulation
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.