C2SIM Operationalization Extended to Autonomous Systems

摘要

Technical Activity in the NATO Modelling and Simulation Group (MSG-145) for operationalization of new Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) C2SIM standard is approaching its completion. This second generation of C2SIM standards from SISO for coalitions to interoperate their national command and control (C2) and simulation systems is ready for balloting and being the basis of a STANAG. This standard for synthetic battlespace can have a great impact on the effectiveness of coalition military operations and training. MSG-145 conducted extensive testing to validate this standard. Modelling and Simulation Centre of Excellence participated to these efforts focusing in extending the operationalization of the C2SIM standard to the Autonomous System functional area in the framework of the Research on Robotics for Concept and Capability Development (R2CD2) project. In this paper, at first the rational and goals of the R2CD2 project are illustrated, then the process followed to develop an extension of the C2SIM standard is described. In particular, how was possible to follow the SISO guidelines for developing a simulation scenario for Autonomous Systems and generating the necessary information exchange requirements to build the C2SIM extension is treated. Then, the methodology suggested by SISO to construct the extension is shown as applied in this specific use case. Finally, this paper deals with the design and development of a modular, scalable and distributed architecture demonstrator to run the designed scenario and test the C2SIM extension to Autonomous Systems. Results of the experimentation performed during R2CD2 project testing, the Coalition Warrior Interoperability eXercise (CWIX) and the MSG-145 mini-exercise are reported. This paper can provide complete guidelines to successfully extend the C2SIM standard, with a particular focus on the use of this new standard to automatize the scenario initialization and the C2 messages between humans in a command post and simulated or real robots.