Abstract
Simulation is an important technique to support military training. There are different training goals depending on the different ranks of the military personnel being trained, which are addressed by different types of simulation (live, virtual, or constructive). However, a trend in current military training is the combination of different types of simulation in an integrated setup. Observing such kind of blended simulation, the Brazilian Army is making efforts to develop integrated simulation solutions. This work describes the conception of an integrated simulation environment for the Brazilian Army Artillery called SIS-ASTROS. Besides integrating different types of simulators, SIS-ASTROS presents a virtual tactical simulator to train ASTROS artillery batteries deployment activities of mid-rank officers. This simulator addresses aspects that can be classified as constructive, but also virtual ones. Due to this particularity in its design, the conception of this simulator represents an innovative contribution. Moreover, its development demanded solutions in the area of artificial intelligence, computer graphics, and distributed systems applied to simulation problems. This paper presents the key components of the integrated simulation system, highlighting the main contributions in the research and development of the virtual tactical simulator.
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The authors thank to the Brazilian Army for the financial support through the SIS-ASTROS (813782/2014) and SIS-ASTROS GMF (898347/2020) projects, developed in the context of the PEE ASTROS.
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Pozzer, C.T. et al. (2023). SIS-ASTROS: An Integrated Simulation Environment for the Artillery Saturation Rocket System (ASTROS). In: Wagner, G., Werner, F., De Rango, F. (eds) Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications. SIMULTECH 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 780. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43824-0_3
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