Evaluation Of Land Reconnaissance Tactical Behaviors Early In The Systems Development Of A New Weapon System Using Constructive Simulation

摘要

Constructive simulations are currently being used in the defense industry as part of the acquisition process to design new weapon systems. Constructive simulation can also be used to answer questions on how to tactically employ this new system early in the systems acquisition process. The goal of this research is to develop one methodology of exploring tactics concurrently with the development of the weapon system. The research uses the development of a Future Scout Vehicle and a basic difference in reconnaissance tactics as a demonstration of this method. This research is not primarily concerned with answering the question of which particular vehicle or tactic is the best choice; instead it develops and demonstrates a method of comparing the two factors using ModSAF, a constructive simulation.