5 - Modeling the Common Acoustic Environment across the L and VC Boundary

This research will demonstrate a model foundation for sharing key acoustic environment information across the Live (“L”) and the Virtual-Constructive (“VC”) boundary. Specifically, we propose to develop and demonstrate a model (within MATLAB) and the LVC architectural implications of a “training sonobuoy” -- a conceptual training device that would replace actual sonobuoys during LVC training events. Such a training sonobuoy would allow live (at sea and airborne) and virtual (shore based) Navy platforms to track and prosecute a common synthetic underway target. It also serves as a device that could sample the live environment as input to the synthetic VC environment. The sonobuoy is selected as a focal point as it is a common sensor for both surface and air platforms, ensuring a solution that could be generalized and expanded to broader LVC Use Cases.