AEGIS Combat System Optimization through Advanced Modeling of Software-Only Changes

OptTek proposes to research and design strategies for a highly effective simulation optimization and analysis concept that can execute large numbers of parallel simulation runs, identify optimal software-only changes to anti-air warfare components, represent explicit performance metric improvements, and integrate with the AEGIS Combat System Test Bed (CSTB) environment. OptTek will extend and enhance its existing OptDef simulation optimization and analysis toolkit to provide a proof of concept CSTB optimizer for anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) analysis and demonstrate it on sample optimization scenarios. Using a simulation optimization approach, Phase II will explore how software-only changes can impact the performance of the AEGIS Combat System (ACS) with a specific focus on countering evolving ASCM threats. To achieve the desired performance improvements of the ACS, OptTek will develop a proof of concept ACS optimizer to first integrate with the Testable Component Environment, then the full CSTB federate, and then integrate the optimization and analysis software to execute with parallel CSTB design points. During Phase II, OptTek will also incorporate modeling constructs to allow analysts to quickly configure common use cases, customize optimization algorithms for more efficient discovery of the best solutions, and create a robust optimization capability for ACS analysis.