Integrated Simulation-Based Design Environment

"As a result of our Phase I research, BPG has determined thatdevelopment of an integrated simulation-based design environmentis both technologically and economically feasible. Critical tothis effort was identifying a business model and define ascenario based on that model around which to demonstrate ourproposed integrated simulation-based design environment for theUWV. This scenario, as well as one oriented toward thecommercial AUV/UUV communities to be developed at the outset ofPhase II will guide the development the ISBDE we have proposed. The overarching goal of the proposed Phase II work is toestablish and demonstrate the economic benefits of an ISBDE, andnot to develop a fully complete and deployable suite of tools andservices. To achieve this goal, our primary technical objectiveis then to develop a prototype of an ISBDE around our identifiedscenarios. Use of this prototype will allow us to capturebusiness process metrics; capture technology performance metrics;revise the UWV ISBDE commercialization plan and BPG's overallbusiness plan to ensure the success of both the UWV ISBDE andBPG; and revise/extend the ISBDE implementation architecturebased on metrics results.BENEFITS: The immediate focus for application of the ISBDE architecture is deployment in the underea weapons and vehicles communities. BPG foresees that following application of its ISBDE into the undersea weapons domain community, this architecture hasgreat pote