Spanish Ministry of Defence (SP MoD) has developed in recent months the Technology and Innovation Strategy for Defense (ETID). The ETID concentrates on an important part of the R&D activities in Defense: the activities of Technological Research (T&R) and Innovation. Its work is, therefore, to advance in the coordination and management of activities leading to acquisition and application of advanced knowledge and technologies, not yet sufficiently developed, establishing the bases for them to be applied in the near future armament and equipment systems required by the Spanish Armed Forces (SAF). ETID describes the technological analysis in three levels of detail (Functional Action Areas, Functional Action Lines and Technological Goals), which have been studied in order to make a coherent and systematic approach to the development of new technologies based on the operational requirements. . In the M&S functional action line of the ETID, there are specific technological goals to improve M&S interoperability, enhanced modelization, and to develop new M&S technologies for a cost effective development of the future simulation systems. Under this perspective “La Marañosa” Technological Institute (ITM) and NADS have partnered to develop an infrastructure to support the full life cycle of models, from conceptual specification and design to execution, test, versioning and storage in a repository. Based on SimWare Simulation framework and others third party COTS, and implementing M&S standards like IEEE HLA and an emerging standard like OMG DDS, this environment is created to support ITM’s efforts to create high fidelity models for different simulation applications, such as training, analysis or operational research

1. The Spanish MoD M&S
Infrastructure: a new perspective
for the development and
reusability of simulations assets
12F-SIW-028
Patricio Jimenez Jose-Maria Lopez-Rodriguez
Defence Technical Institute “ITM La NADS
Marañosa", Spanish MoD jmlopez@nads.es
pjimlop@oc.mde.es
September 2012

2. Agenda
Introduction to Spanish MoD goals
for future simulation systems.
Building a M&S infrastructure for
the future
Applications
Wrapping up
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3. Agenda
Introduction to Spanish MoD goals
for future simulation systems.
Building a M&S infrastructure for
the future
Applications
Wrapping up
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4. Sp MoD Technological goals for simulation
• Sim system vs sim
Improve system
Interoperabil
ity • Operational systems vs
sim systems
• Reduce Time To Market
Introduction of • Increase Reusability
new
tecchnologies • Decrease development
to improve ROI cost
• Better life cycle support
Improve M&S • Virtual prototyping
for other uses • Experimentation
than training
• Mission Rehearsal
SP MoD R&D Technological Goals • High Fidelity simulations
Better of systems and its
battlefield effects
representation • Behaviors
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5. Main requirements for the Sp MoD M&S Infrastructure
To provide MDD tools for SMEs and SEEs with:
 Capability for system/subsystem model specifications and decomposition.
 A comprehensive methodology for model developing and life cycle
management.
 Full automated source code generation.
 Repository of M&S assets.
To provide a Simulation Runtime Framework
 Use of open distributed architectures based on pub-subs paradigm
 Platform independence.
 Supporting Distributed computing.
 Support for Simulation Assets
Interoperability
Reusability
Composability
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6. Interoperability
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7. Reusability
Reuse your effort to save
costs
Reuse your data model
Simulation models can
be reused in new
simulators
Management tools and
the architecture are the
same in every simulator
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8. Composability
Integrate more than build.
Plug & Play
Simulator as a LEGO
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9. Agenda
Introduction to Spanish MoD goals
for future simulation systems.
Building a M&S infrastructure for
the future
Applications
Wrapping up
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10. The SP MoD M&S Infrastructure in a snapshot
Based on
COMMON SIMULATION ARCHITECTURE
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11. What is it a Simulation Asset?
Evolution of Simulation
models to
interoperable and
reusable Assets
Plug&Play simulation
entities in HLA or DDS
federations.
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12. An Open Real time Distributed runtime infrastructure
• HLA compliant data distributed with
QoS of DDS.
• Open Wire Protocol with DDSI
DDSI
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13. An Open Real time Distributed runtime infrastructure
Distributed Simulation
Configuration File Infrastructure Simulation
engine
- <config>
<EJEC nid="2" id="3" name="EJEC" HlaFed="Aislado"
HlaSom="Som.xml" SchedFrec="25" HTime="5"
GTime="3" TTime="0" UTime="3" NotIni="no"
NotFin="no" NotCierre="no" Critico="si" NotGrab="si" />
- <EHOST4 nid="2" id="4" name="MOTOR1"
SchedSecuencial="si" NotIni="si" NotFin="si"
NotCierre="no" Critico="si" NotGrab="si">
<Mod0 nid="2" id="16" name="Modulo_ModCIRCLE" Scheduler
type="Modulo_ModCIRCLE" SchedFrec="50"
SchedOrden="0" SchedPrio="1" SchedOffset="0"
NotIni="no" NotDisc="no" NotEstab="no" NotFin="si"
NotCierre="no" Critico="si" NotGrab="si" />
</EHOST4>
</config>
- <!--
Simulation
engine
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14. A complete framework to develop and deploy simulation assets
Real World XML data model HLA federation
Model XML GUI
Design & panels
Development
from Simulink
Simulation
XML configuration
Scheduler DDS simulation
+
Sim Engine
Visual User
System interface
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15. Agenda
Introduction to Spanish MoD goals
for future simulation systems.
Building a M&S infrastructure for
the future
Applications
Wrapping up
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16. NOGESI Project : LVC Infrastructure for CD&E in Sp MoD
Tactical C2 system Distributed
Simulation Services FAC virtual Sim
BMS Missile Sim LGB Sim
Service Service
FFT Command
service service
Sensor Sim Aircraft
SP Army C2 DDS services Service Sim Service
Interface
SimWare PowerLink SimWare Simware RTI
DDS Simulation Bus
CGF SimWare PowerLink Serious Gaming
HLA propietary network
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17. Naval Tactical Distributed Training
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18. Agenda
Introduction to Spanish MoD goals
for future simulation systems.
Building a M&S infrastructure for
the future
Applications
Wrapping up
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19. The SP MoD wants to open their simulation
architectures and have decided to work with DDS as the
foundation. SP MoD wants to migrate from monolytic
simulations to a system of systems aproach
DDS is only a foundation but HLA or DIS simulation will
cohabitate in this future simulation ecosystem. DDS
provides advanced data management features that
complement simulation services in HLA or DIS.
Sp MoD wants to reduce TTM and costs by increasing
reusability and composability of their simulation
systems.
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20. To know more
At SISO conference
Paper 12F-SIW-027 –> A comparison of Operational and simulation
architectures
 11:30 Wednesday ,CFI Forum, Legacy South 3
Demostration on LVC Workshop
 17.00 Thursday. Salon 2
LSA Study Group kick -off meeting
 8:00 Thursday. Forum West 1
At Internet
SimWare Portal www.simware.es
Video about SimWare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhD2zi8vcxw
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21. Please address any questions about this presentation to:
Jose-Maria Lopez-Rodriguez
VP Business Development
jmlopez@nads.es
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