Large Numbers of Air Vehicles Simulation (LNAVSIM) - Phase II SBIR

The Phase II technical effort for Large Number of Air Vehicles Simulation (LNAVSIM) will bring together the triad of JFACC target allocation, the LNAVSIM air vehicle coordination techniques and OPUS air vehicle routing and analysis to the SIMAF simulationfacility at (WPAFB). The LNAVSIM capability will provide inter-vehicle coordination capabilities for the Joint Interim Mission Modeling (JIMM) simulation environment. The Air Force is investigating ways to utilize simulation techniques to study largenumbers of offensive weapons such as the UCAV as a means to locate high-value, strategic, movable targets and deliver firepower. ORCA's Phase II focus will be on providing an environment designed to be an effective tool for evaluating command, control andoperations of large force structures involving many differing aircraft working in coordinated and collaborative ways. The goal being to assess the effectiveness of these systems when integral to a much larger force structure. Mission planning andsimulation for multiple flying vehicles in dynamic environments involves asset allocations, tiered tactics and collaborative strategies designed to accomplish goals of the mission, given the current knowledge available about the world. As knowledgechanges, the planning system should dynamically replan to best accomplish the mission. The domain of inflight rerouting and mission replanning concepts for these dynamic environments are presented.