Vehicle and Weapon Systems Forum

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Vehicle and Weapon Systems Forum

• Tim Jahren, Chair Michelle Bevan
• Rick Still, Vice Chair Dave Thomen
• Joe Burns, Secretary

Total attendance 30/55 (Main),
23/32 (Tower) Number of Papers presented 17 Invit
ed Presentation on CMMS Mini-Panel Discussions at
end of each 2 hour block
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Goals for this Workshop

• Facilitate Standards
• Standards for Vehicle/Weapon System model
  development
• Exploring New Simulation Issues, Uses and
  Processes
• Simulation-Based Acquisition (SBA) -- SPMs and
  DPDs
• Simulation of New Weapon Systems
• Present Practical Advice, Tools and Lessons
  Learned
• Developing HLA Simulations and Converting from
  DIS
• Applying Interoperable Simulations/Simulators
• Capturing and Sharing Simulation Building Blocks
• SOMs and FOMs
• Conceptual Models or Abstractions
• Reusable Code and Data

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Key Points

• SBA environments can be scaleable from smaller
  environments with analysis tools to larger
  environments with fully integrated CAD design
  data
• The use of reference FOMs (RPR FOM, etc.) can
  be a valuable tool for the development of
  objective FOMs for federations
• Simulations used in the design process are
  providing an opportunity for more design
  analysis, iteration, and optimization
• Integration of advanced distributed simulation
  with virtual collaborative environments is needed

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SBA environments can be scaleable from smaller
environments with analysis tools to larger
environments with fully integrated CAD design data

• Explanation Not all SBA environments need to be
  large and all encompassing design environments.
  Programs can benefit from smaller SBA
  environments which focus on integration of
  analysis tools as well as the larger SBA
  environments which integrate CAD data. The
  integration of CAD design data with distributed
  simulations remains a high payoff area for SBA.
• Recommendation SISO should continue to request
  papers that deal with SBA environment issues.
  SISO should identify opportunities for standards
  within SBA environments, including integration of
  CAD design data with distributed simulations.

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The use of reference FOMs (RPR FOM, etc.) are
an effective starting point for the development
of objective FOMs for federations

• Explanation Reference FOMs (RPR FOM, etc.)
  provide a quick start capability to developing
  objective FOMs for federations. In some cases
  the use of the reference FOM directly may be most
  beneficial, while in others the development of a
  new objective FOM may be warranted. Factors such
  as development cost and planned FOM usage should
  be considered in making the decision. Either
  case benefits from the use of a reference FOM as
  a starting point.
• Recommendation SISO should continue to collect
  and publicize reference FOMs such as the RPR FOM.

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Simulations used in the design process are
providing an opportunity for more design
analysis, iteration, and optimization

• Explanation Several papers presented in this
  workshop demonstrated the benefit of simulation
  to weapon system design and analysis. Benefits
  were described for performance analyses of DD 21
  land attack warfare and mine warfare, and air
  vehicle landings on ships. This represents an
  early stage application of SBA.
• Recommendation The VWS forum will continue to
  request lessons learned and benefits from the use
  of simulation to support vehicle and weapon
  system development. By identifying and
  publicizing these simulation opportunities,
  greater reuse of SBA techniques can be achieved.

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Integration of advanced distributed simulation
with virtual collaborative environments is needed

• Explanation Immersion of users at different
  locations into a common virtual environment to
  conduct vehicle/weapon system operations is a
  powerful analysis, acquisition, and training
  tool. This type of environment requires the
  combination of virtual reality simulation with
  advanced distributed simulation technology.
• Recommendation SISO should continue to study
  and follow advances in this area. The call for
  papers should request these types of papers. We
  should identify issues associated with these
  types of environments, and identify opportunities
  for standards which facilitate these distributed
  collaborative environments.

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Observations

• VWS Forum attendance has increased, and we see
  many new faces
• At the same time, return rate from past workshops
  does not appear to be extremely high
• The same trend appears to be true throughout much
  of the workshop
• Perhaps questionnaires could be sent out to
  non-returning people to gather reasons which we
  could collectively address?
• A workshop with a large number of new faces could
  lead to a different type of Call for Papers and
  Forum agenda than an audience with many returnees