New logistics protocols for distributed interactive simulation

Darrin Taylor; John Morrison; Warren Katz; Erik Felton; Deborah Ann Herman

doi:10.1117/12.211836

13 June 1995 New logistics protocols for distributed interactive simulation

Darrin Taylor, John Morrison, Warren Katz, Erik Felton, Deborah Ann Herman

Proceedings Volume 2495, Distributed Interactive Simulation Systems Applications; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.211836
Event: SPIE's 1995 Symposium on OE/Aerospace Sensing and Dual Use Photonics, 1995, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

In today's environment, the transportation and maintenance of military forces is nearly as important as combat operations. Rapid deployment to regions of low-intensity conflict will become a very common training scenario for the U.S. military. Thus it is desirable to apply distributed simulation technology to train logistics personnel in their combat support roles. Currently, distributed interactive simulation (DIS) only contains rudimentary logistics protocols. This paper introduces new protocols designed to handle the logistics problem. The Newtonian protocol takes a physics-based approach to modeling interactions on the simulation network. This protocol consists of a family of protocol data units (PDUs) which are used to communicate forces in different circumstances. The protocol implements a small set of physical relations. This represents a flexible and general mechanism to describe battlefield interactions between network entities. The migratory object protocol (MOP) family addresses the transfer of control. General mechanisms provide the means to simulate resupply, repair, and maintenance of entities at any level of abstraction (individual soldier to division). It can also increase the fidelity of mine laying, enable handover of weapons for terminal guidance, allow for the distribution of aggregate-level simulation entities, provide capabilities for the simulation of personnel, etc.

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Darrin Taylor, John Morrison, Warren Katz, Erik Felton, and Deborah Ann Herman "New logistics protocols for distributed interactive simulation", Proc. SPIE 2495, Distributed Interactive Simulation Systems Applications, (13 June 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.211836

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