Authors: Principal: Allison Leininger and Michael Johnston,l SAIC
Abstract:
There are many challenges associated with building a flexible and broadly scoped set of mission simulation scenarios to support the analytic requirements of disparate studies. One effort, developed to support the Air Force Research Lab Air Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/VACD) and (ASC/XR) is to auto-generate the relocation of the Surface to Air Missile (SAM) and Tactical Ballistic Missile (TBM) batteries. This briefing will cover the approach used to automate a movement schedule that will follow a cyclic pattern, how it fits into FLAMES and its benefits.
When a move is required, a battery will tear down and each of its units will disperse to various sites independently. The site locations, routes, sequence of movements, and times for preplanned movement are assumed to be the result of pre-operations site surveys. The movement schedule follows a cyclic pattern. The last set of site locations will transition back to the battery’s original site location. The analyst will provide the site locations including explicit locations for each vehicle, the planned route for each vehicle, the sequence of movement, and a pre-planned movement schedule.
Our team has developed the automated move capability for different types of ground vehicles, such as Threat Erector Launchers (TELs), communication vans, and Target Tracking Radars (TTRs), to perform a pre-planned movement schedule. The move also consists of allowing for moves between sites over designated routes, moves to portal sites, and the movement triggered by engagement or expiration of a time period at a site. Since the Analyst provides the data needed in an Excel template, the data is saved as an XML mapping. This then drives the programmatic creation of a FLAMES unit employing the proper units to disperse to the proper site.
This paper/presentation will describe in detail the methodologies utilized to accomplish the movement schedules outlined above.