ModSAF-Based Development of DAS for Light Armoured Vehicles

Abstract

Light Armored Vehicles meet the requirement for rapid deployment by replacing passive armor with sensors, computers and countermeasures to detect and avoid threats. This emphasis on threat avoidance in an environment of increasing operational tempo results in major issues including: cognitive overload, training and skill decay and the significance of the man-machine interface. Modelling and simulation play an important role in these developments. The integration of various technologies into a Defensive Aids Suite (DAS) can be designed and analyzed by combining field trials and laboratory data with modelling and simulation. ModSAF (Modular Semi-Automated Forces), is used to construct the virtual battlefield and, through scripted input files, a `%fixed battle" approach is used to define and implement contributions from three different sources. These contributions include: models of technology and natural phenomena from scientists and engineers, tactics and doctrine from the military and detailed analyses from operations research. This approach ensures the modelling of processes known to be important regardless of the level of information available about the system. Survivability of DAS-equipped vehicles based on future and foreign technology can be investigated by ModSAF and assessed relative to a test vehicle. A system can be modelled phenomenologically until more information is available. ModSAF is being developed for research and development, in addition to the original requirement of Simulation and Modelling for Acquisition, Rehearsal, Requirements and Training (SMARRT), and is becoming useful as a means for transferring technology to other users and researchers. This procedure eliminates the need to construct ad hoc models and databases. These concepts and approach will be discussed in the paper.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADP023078

Entities

People

  • John Rapanotti
  • Marc Palmarini

Organizations

  • DRDC Valcartier

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Combat Simulations
  • Control Systems
  • Countermeasures
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Light Armored Vehicles
  • Operations Research
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Training
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.