Distributed Synthetic Environment Correlation Assessment Architecture and Metrics

GameSim is proposing to rapidly design and develop an extensible correlation assessment framework by reusing underlying technologies in Conform, an existing commercial off-the-shelf source data visualization and analysis tool developed in-house. GameSim will leverage the Phase I research effort to identify the critical data points where miscorrelation can most influence fair fight between distributed flight simulators. The research followed an agile development process through use cases, requirements, system design, and a functional prototype. This process led to an extendable framework that focuses on the most relevant issues to Navy flight simulation programs. GameSim has established three sets of Phase II technical objectives. The first, Virtual Environment Correlation Research, represents the necessary research and development required to design and prototype the product, Validate. The second set, Interoperability Research, lists the objectives for creating a system that will effectively integrate with existing Navy flight simulation programs. Next, GameSim will write and publish papers related to the findings of this research project. Finally, Field Study, a Phase II option, represents testing the prototype against flight simulators to further evaluate the effectiveness of the research and make the necessary enhancements.