Front-end Controller for an Intelligent Synthetic Forces Simulation Engine

"The Battle Force Tactical Training (BFTT) System is currently being deployed and used aboard US Navy ships to provide realistic combat training. The BFTT instructors provide pre-scripted scenarios to students based on training objectives. The setup ofthese pre-scripted scenarios is labor intensive, and the execution of the scenario is fairly brittle, requiring significant intervention by instructors to keep the scenario believable. Significant improvement in training value, and significant reductionin instructor time spent crafting, customizing, and running exercises can be enjoyed through the development of more advanced technologies in exercise setup, and computer generated entity intelligence. MAK will develop new versions of its COTS product lineto meet the needs of the BFTT program. The underlying VR-Link toolkit will be FOM-mapped for the NTMF, thereby making all MAK products NMTF compliant. A Subsurface Stealth will be derived from the MAK Stealth for underwater 3D visualization, and anAutomated Laydown Engine will be developed on the VR-Forces CGF toolkit, to include adaptable behaviors for Naval vessels, and high-level behavioral interface for the user. In addition, MAK will make its current scenario file format generic and propose itas an industry standard in the SISO process. This effort will result in several benefits that will help the BFTT program and the Navy in general going forward. An NTMF compliant product l