The Loral Corporation has integrated the technologies of simulation, simulators, computer image generators, communications, and field instrumentation to demonstrate a Seamless Simulation, i.e. the linking of real vehicles, manned simulators, and computer generated vehicles in a common synthetic environment. These demonstrations allow live vehicles to see and be seen by and engage and be engaged by simulated vehicles. This technique offers a wide range of opportunities for highly realistic simulations and for better validation of them. In February and again in May 1993, the Mounted Warfare Battle Laboratory at Fort Knox with Loral assistance conducted a series of Seamless Simulation demonstrations. The demonstrations involved a platoon leader and his crew in an actual tank on a real Fort Knox range leading a platoon of manned simulators located at the Mounted Warfare Testbed against live and simulated forces. The platoon leader was provided a view of the simulated battlefield in his tank and could direct his virtual platoon in real time over a tactical radio link. In this demonstration, all the participants (live and simulated) were able to see and shoot at each other. In addition, the platoon members were able to communicate as if they were all on the range. The demonstration was made possible by use of the new Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) protocols. This paper discusses those demonstrations, their predecessor demonstration in November 1992, their relation to the upcoming Synthetic Theater of War (STOW) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD), and their implications for the future of simulation.


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    Title :

    Seamless Simulation Mixing Live and Virtual Simulations


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    Publication date :

    1993-01-01


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    Conference paper


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    Electronic Resource


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    English



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