UK Brief to SIW Spring Forum

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UK Brief toSIW Spring Forum
Lt Cdr Monty Long MSc CEng MIEE RN Synthetic
Environments Co-ordination Office Ministry of
Defence
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What is an SE?

• A Synthetic Environment (SE) links a combination
  of models, simulations, people and real
  equipments into a common representation of the
  world.
• MOD SE Policy paper, D/DG(RT)/8/6/1/1 dated
  May 1999

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Current SECO Organisation
V.Adm Blackham DCDS(EC)
Mike Markin DG(RT)
Maj Gen Figgures CM(M) Chair - SECWG
Andy Fawkes AD(SE)
Synthetic Environment Co-ordination Office
Alan Parfitt R(SE)1
Jenni Henderson R(SE)2
Lt Col Gareth Pugh R(SE)3
Lt Cdr Monty Long R(SE)4
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SECO Mission

• To research, demonstrate and define the
  requirements for the application of Synthetic
  Environments across the MOD.

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SECO Goals

• To deliver affordable and reusable Synthetic
  Environments across the MOD.
• To produce a co-ordinated MOD policy for
  Synthetic Environments.
• To promote the wider use of modelling and
  simulation in all areas of Defence.

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SECO Tasks

• Guide and co-ordinate all MOD SE related
  activities and research.
• Harmonise with related initiatives.
• Promote contact with external agencies.
• Sponsor TDP/NCD work.
• Produce MOD Policy and Capability Strategy Paper.
• Manage joint operational requirements.
• Secure common SE infrastructure and services.
• Ensure SE utility, cost-effectiveness and
  credibility.

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MoD SE Policy
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Application

• MOD will use SEs to
• Enhance the effectiveness of military output in
  relation to UK defence activities.
• Increase the efficiency with which MOD military
  output is achieved through improved use of
  resources and ways of conducting defence
  activities.

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SE Research Programme
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SE Programme - Upward contribution
APPLICATIONS
SE CAPABILITY
Common Technical Framework
DEMONSTRATIONS
TECHNOLOGY METHODOLOGY
NATO
EUCLID
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Current Research

• SE Technologies
• Control and Co-ordination of Entity Level CGF.
• Variable Representation Requirements of SE
  Applications.
• Distributed Simulation - Federation Development
  Strategy.
• Automatic Linear Feature Identification and
  Extraction.
• Dismounted Infantry Virtual Environment Research.
• VV for SeBA.
• Human Effectiveness of SE
• Use of SE for CSCW.
• The Capture of Realistic Behaviours for SE.
• Systems and Effectiveness
• Synthetic Environment Based Acquisition (SeBA).
• Cost Effectiveness of SE.
• SE Interoperability with Live Systems.
• Realistic SE for Secure CIS.
• Cost Modelling within SE.

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Joint Training and Warfighting Initiative

• Aim
• To improve the operational effectiveness of
  PJFHQ, JTFHQ and Component Command Headquarters
  through the provision of tools and techniques.
• To support Joint and Component Commanders in the
  conduct of operational Campaign Planning and
  Mission Rehearsal (CPMR) on a national and
  coalition basis.
• To provide permanent infrastructure and a focus
  for such activity - Joint Training for Operations
  Centre (JTOC).
• To enhance coalition training opportunities
  through the NATO PATHFINDER programme.

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Joint Training and Operations Centre (JTOC)

• The idea
• JRRF Concept - rapid intervention, adaptive,
  designed and trained for joint action.
• Requires a coherent system of joint education,
  training exercises.
• JSCSC fills education likewise joint exercise
  programme is advancing but.
• Joint Training for Operations is the missing link
  .
• The Requirement
• Provision of Training for existing and potential
  JTF Commands.
• Provision of short-notice training for real world
  operations.
• Provision of short notice operational level
  Mission Rehearsal (MR) capability for real world
  contingencies.

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UK Synthetic Environment Based Acquisition
(SeBA) Activities
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UK Defence Context

• Strategic Defence Review...
• to enhance defence capability by acquiring and
  supporting equipment more effectively in terms of
  time, cost and performance

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Strategic Defence Review
Smart Acquisition Initiative
A New Acquisition Process
New Tools
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M S as an acquisition toolset

• UK MoD believes that more extensive use of MS
  will be key to the success of Smart Procurement.
• Integrated within and across phases/programmes.
• Spiral development.
• Coherent risk management.
• Linkage to Operational Effectiveness Defence
  Capability.

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User Requirement Target Volume
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Desired Outcome.
DPerformance
Cost
IOC
Solution fits within target volume
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Risk Management
DPerformance
Cost
IOC
No overlap between target and solution
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SeBA Approach

• Analyse operational effectiveness.
• Determine capability required.
• Relate capability to system performance.
• Support rapid spiral development.
• Facilitate more effective Customer/Supplier
  relationship.
• Start simple and add details each iteration.
• Develop whole life model from the earliest
  stages.
• Support informed decision making throughout
  lifecycle.
• Coherent understanding of cost/performance/time.
• Potential for visualisation.
• Link to shared data environment to provide audit
  trail.

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A definition..
SeBA is the consistent and coherent application
of modelling, simulation and SE technology
within, and across, both acquisition phases and
programmes to facilitate the attainment of the
Smart Acquisition goals of faster, cheaper,
better.
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Shared Data Repository
SE Knowledge Repository
Shared Data Repository
SE Component Repository
SE Knowledge Repository
SE Component Repository
SE framework ensures consistency of
assumptions and data across implementations
SDR
SKR
SCR
Later Implementations Set of models and
simulations further expanded again with areas
of prime interest modelled in greater detail
Second Implementation Expanded set of models
and simulations Selected areas of prime
interest modelled in greater detail
First implementation Initial set of
simple models and simulations
Project/Activity Stages
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SeBA Research Programme

• Not a technology development programme.
• Capturing knowledge and best practice on the
  application of integrated MS to UK Defence
  equipment acquisition.
• Ascertaining benefits of SeBA approach to
  acquisition.

• Joint MoD / Industry team.
• Beacon funding.
• 50 MoD.
• 50 industry.
• Often in kind.

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Where are we now ?..
Phase 1
Phase 2
FY 98/99
FY 99/00
Phase 3
FYs 00/01 01/02
Creation of the SeBA theory and presentation to
USofS
Population of the knowledge base Worked Example
design
Testing the guidance by undertaking Worked
Examples
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SeBA Knowledge Requirement

• The application of SEs within and throughout the
  CADMID acquisition methodology.
• How do SEs support each acquisition phase ?
• How do you use MS in a consistent manner (SeBA)
  throughout acquisition ?
• How do SEs assist in transitioning between
  acquisition phases ?
• To provide a framework whereby SeBA can be
  instigated by a project.
• Information on setting up a single SE.
• Integration of various model types.
• How to increase the fidelity of an SE over time ?
• How does reliance on one model/component change
  over time ?

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GBAD Worked Example
Credible scenario
(Realistic Military Task)
Requirement - linked to OE
SDE for managing SE data
Supporting Business Case
PCT risk bubbles
Framework for assessing concept options
Improved AMS guidance
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Soft Vertical Launch ...
Real hardware development. Output Study into
benefits of use of SEs in hardware
development. Virtual acceptance
issues. Ratification/provision of SeBAweb
guidance.
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Soft Vertical Launch ...
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The integration of federate components How do
you bring them into a single environment. Can you
physically link them ? Do you need to ? What are
the common tokens (PCT) ? What research needs
to be done (technical and process) ? The
changing reliance on component federates Which
components have greater importance at different
phases ? What form does the knowledge repository
(SDE) take and how does it evolve ? Are there
changes depending on environment (A,L,S)
? Investigate the process and considerations
for increasing the fidelity of the component
federates through CADMID. Which components
changes in fidelity ? How do you know what
fidelity is required ? What change mechanisms are
invoked ? Capture of SE experience. Programmes
are using SEs..identify and document.
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UK SeBA Programme..Summary
SeBA is the consistent and coherent application
of modelling, simulation and SE technology
within, and across, both acquisition phases and
programmes to facilitate the attainment of the
Smart Acquisition goals of faster, cheaper,
better.

• End of 3rd of 4 years.
• Joint MoD / Industry funding.
• Research with many packages aimed at knowledge
  development.

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Infrastructure and Services
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Infrastructure and Services

• MoD SE policy requires economy of provision of SE
  through re-use of SE components, common
  frameworks and services across applications.but
  there are difficulties in achieving this

• Lack of available SE components, information
  knowledge
• Shortage of suitable software, hardware data /
  information, knowledge.
• Access to those components knowledge that are
  available.
• Inconsistency between SE components.
• Lack of co-operation within the SE community
• Developments take place in isolation, difficulty
  integrating components.
• Difficulty in accessing resourcing people,
  skills and equipment.

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IS work programmes

• Website
• Collation of relevant information
• Standards and frameworks
• Access to standard components
• Education

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Applied Research Programme Activity

• Variety of programmes addressing aspects of SE
  technology
• Application of SE
• CGF
• Integration of OpCIS
• SEDRIS
• SE management systems
• Human performance modelling
• Architectures

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Applied Research ? Reality

• Synthetic Acoustic Environments for sonar
  acceptance - producing hydrophone level signals
  for test and evaluation of sonar sets.
• Future Command Team Trainer - using HLA to link
  existing Type 23 Ops Room trainer to Land Based
  Test Site.

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Key new Initiatives FY01

• Time Management interoperability for SE
• Shared Data Environments for SNE
• Automatic Extraction of 3D information from
  Geospatial Data
• Repositories for SNE

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Collaborative Activities

• NATO MS office - UK supplying one member of
  staff as head of NMSCO to lead office and develop
  strategy.
• Active participation in a number of NATO Modeling
  and Simulation Group (NMSG) activities.
• Research under the EUCLID programme (CEPA 11)

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CEPA 11

• Aim to develop, establish maintain and improve an
  advanced European Technology base for Defence
  modelling and simulation

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RTP 11.13

• 13 participating nations
• De, Fi, Fr, Ge, Gr, It, NL, No, Po, Sp, Sw, Tu,
  UK.
• Designed to produce process and supporting tools
  to make the creation of SE easier, faster and
  cheaper than at present.
• 18MEuro programme.
• Contract signing 27 Sep 00.
• First deliverables due in April.

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