Computer Generated Forces - Integration into the Operational Environment
Andreas Tolk · 2003
In closed combat simulation systems CGF modules are most often used to generate orders in given or perceived situations. They can be interpreted as command entities getting information about the battlefield and generating the respective orders, information messages, and requests for the superior command, their neighbors, and the subordinate command entities or units. In order to facilitate the reuse of CGF-modules as the reuse of observations of the real world of Command and Control, it is highly recommended to use a reference data model. This reference data model should address the information exchange requirements (IER) on the battlefield being used by real decision makers. A matured data model being developed by analyzing the IER of NATO and national military operations on all levels of command by data modeling experts from several NATO countries is the data model of the Army/Allied Tactical Command and Control Information System (ATCCIS), now becoming a NATO STANAG ADatP-32 as the Land C2 Information Exchange Data Model (LC2IEDM). This data model also is used for data management by the NATO Data Administration Group (NDAG) as well as by some national data management agencies. This paper gives the architecture, shows benefits and limitations, and introduces a way for real reuse of CGF modules within several federations. The High Level Architecture (HLA) builds the technical framework. 1