Simulation-based research and development: technology assessment process

Denis P. Mrozinski; James M. Zeh; Gregory W. Reich; Dennis L. Carter; Thomas J. Cord; Barth Shenk

doi:10.1117/12.474924

15 July 2002 Simulation-based research and development: technology assessment process

Denis P. Mrozinski, James M. Zeh, Gregory W. Reich, Dennis L. Carter, Thomas J. Cord, Barth Shenk

Proceedings Volume 4716, Enabling Technologies for Simulation Science VI; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474924
Event: AeroSense 2002, 2002, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

This paper presents an exploration of the Simulation Based Research and Development through an in-house technology assessment of a Sensorcraft concept. The goals of SBR&D are: to reduce the time and cost for developing and maturing promising technology, to integrate the technologist and the warfighter into the Science and Technology (S&T) acquisition process, and to provide analytical input into the Air Force S&T planning process. SBR&D combines a variety of critical research and technology-development capabilities, including engineering-level modeling, design, and analysis tools, mission- and campaign-level simulations, cost analysis tools, and database tools in a networked, distributed environment. Early SBR&D capabilities combine high fidelity manned and unmanned vehicle simulations to create a common synthetic battlespace for technology assessment in a mission environment. The simulation environment is being combined with engineering models, design tools, and an intelligent database to allow differing degrees of fidelity to be used at different times and in different parts of a simulation analysis. The study presented here represents an attempt to show the SBR&D process in action and to identify deficiencies in the process. Once established, the SBR&D process will provide the capability for researchers to evaluate the impact of different technologies in a warfighting environment, providing a link between AFRL technologies and warfighter mission needs.

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Denis P. Mrozinski, James M. Zeh, Gregory W. Reich, Dennis L. Carter, Thomas J. Cord, and Barth Shenk "Simulation-based research and development: technology assessment process", Proc. SPIE 4716, Enabling Technologies for Simulation Science VI, (15 July 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474924

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