soldier-vehicle integration: a ttcp approach
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Soldier Systems Technology Roadmap Human and Systems Integration Workshop. Soldier-Vehicle Integration: a TTCP Approach. Michel B. DuCharme 1 , Pierre Urgings 2 , Mark Unewisse 2 , Colin Mooney 3 , James Carr 4 1 DRDC, Canada, 2 DSTO, Australia, 3 Dstl, UK, 4 AMSSA, USA. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Soldier-Vehicle Integration: a TTCP Approach
Michel B. DuCharme1, Pierre Urgings2, Mark Unewisse2, Colin Mooney3, James Carr4
1DRDC, Canada, 2DSTO, Australia, 3Dstl, UK, 4AMSSA, USA.
September 21-22, 2010
Château Cartier
Gatineau, Que.
Soldier Systems Technology Roadmap Human and Systems Integration Workshop
• Overview of TTCP Land TP-2
• Land Systems Integration: a SoS Approach
• Soldier – Vehicle Integration Study• Integrated Soldier – Vehicle Protection• Networked Soldier – Vehicle Integration
• Land Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL): a TP-2 Vision in Development
• Conclusions
OUTLINEOUTLINE
Overview of TTCP Land TP-2
• TP-2: Land Systems Integration• Provides a focus and mechanism to facilitate collaborative programs
of work within the land systems and SoS integration domain, aimed at maintaining/enhancing the land force capability
• Focus Areas: Land Force Networking, Protection and Adaptability.
TheTechnicalCooperationProgram
Australia - Canada - New Zealand - United Kingdom - United States of America
Land Systems Integration: a SoS Approach
GPS
Comms
Coalition
MaritimeOS
AEW&C ISR
Joint
Land
Air OS
Air OS
GBAD
CVS
ARH
Op LevelUAV
Inf
IFWS
TroopLift
TUAV
SF
HQs
GPS
Comms
Coalition
MaritimeOS
AEW&C ISR
Joint
Land
Air OS
Air OS
GBAD
CVS
ARHARH
Op LevelUAV
Inf
IFWS
TroopLift
TUAV
SF
HQs
Definition of terms:
Integration: working seamlessly together; forming into one whole
Adaptation: Improving the fit with the environment
System of Systems (SoS): A complex meta-system exhibiting dynamic and emergent behaviours. The nature of the SoS problem space requiresconsideration of the technical, human/social, managerial, organizational, policy and political dimensions.
Land Systems Integration: a SoS Approach
Definition of terms:
Integration: working seamlessly together; forming into one whole
Adaptation: Improving the fit with the environment
System of Systems (SoS): A complex meta-system exhibiting dynamic and emergent behaviours. The nature of the SoS problem space requiresconsideration of the technical, human/social, managerial, organizational, policy and political dimensions.
There are tradeoffs to making a SoS more integrated, robust, resilient, flexible, responsive or agile (cost in efficiency + cost of adaptation). Yet when considering the long term costs of disruptions, risks are better managed and overall effectiveness is improved.
Land Systems Integration: a SoS Approach
The individual war-fighting elements will have been produced by:- a large number of separate projects;- supplied by a range of manufacturers and contractors;- focussing at optimizing the individual capabilities;- integration into a wider force is a secondary consideration.
Other contributing factors to the integration challenge includes:- increasing complexity of individual land systems;- impact of COTS/MOTS acquisition processes;- acquisition in small, separate sub-components over a decade;- ongoing mixture of new and legacy capabilities.
SoS integration can be addressed by considering systems integration as a non-linear space defined by 3 dimensions: system characteristics, sub-systems, scale.
Land environment is composed of hundreds of nodes having a complex web ofInterdependencies.
Land Systems Integration: a SoS Approach
WeightPowerSpace
Thermal LoadingSignatures
Electronic Arch.Info Arch.Info. Man.EMC/EMI
Human FactorsSA
Culture/AcceptanceTraining
OrganisationDoctrine / TTPs
EnvironmentRobustness
Config. Man.SI T&E
Overall SI
Ch
ara
cte
rist
ics
Combat Team…
Soldier/Vehicle/Aircraft …Soldier – Vehicle
HQ / Battlegroup
…Scale
Combat Team…
Soldier/Vehicle/Aircraft …Soldier – Vehicle
HQ / Battlegroup
…Scale
C2 Netw
orking
Effects / L
ethality
Sensors / ISR
Protectio
n
Mobility
Sustainment
Capability
Effectiv
eness
Adaptivity
Conceptual Sub-Systems
Integration AcrossCharacteristicsIntegration AcrossCharacteristics
Admin & Pers
Non-LinearInterdependencies& Tradeoffs
Non-LinearInterdependencies& Tradeoffs
Integration AcrossSub-SystemsIntegration AcrossSub-SystemsIntegration AcrossSub-Systems
Systems integration trade space defined by the integration across the SIcharacteristics, conceptual sub-systems and the scale of the SoS.
Soldier – Vehicle Integration Study- Integrated Soldier – Vehicle Protection- Networked Soldier – Vehicle Integration
Objective of the study:
Collect information on integration issues among the TTCP nations relatedto protection and networking between the dismounted soldiers and the vehicles.
Methodology:
Interviews were conducted late spring/early summer 2010 among the militaryand scientific communities of experts by 4 nations.In Canada, the following organisations were invited to participate:
- DLR-3, DLR-5- DSSPM- DLCSM- DAVM5-3- DSTL 2, DSTL-5- DRDC Valcartier, Suffield, Toronto, Ottawa
Soldier – Vehicle Integration Study- Integrated Soldier – Vehicle Protection
Integration Issues raised (by category):
- Physical integration of protected soldiers into vehicles (11)- Impact of differing roles of vehicle crew and passengers (4)- Dismounted soldier entry and exit from vehicles (3)- Turret layout and the helmet/fragmentation vest (2)- Ergonomics of the internal vehicle (6)- Medivac in vehicles (2)- Exposed crew and protection (2)- Thermal loading and protection (2)- Impact of protection countermeasures (5)- Enhance force protection training (1)- Soldier-vehicle network integration (4)- Use of remote/autonomous vehicles (3)- Acquisition approaches (4)- Vehicle related integration issues (5)- Soldier related integration issues (5)Report:Urlings P, Unewisse M, DuCharme MB, Mooney C, Carr J. Integrated Soldier-Vehicule Protection. TTCP Technical Report TR-LND-TP2-002-2010, 2010.
Soldier – Vehicle Integration Study- Networked Soldier – Vehicle Integration
Integration Issues raised (by category):
- Soldiers as crew within the vehicle (8)- Soldiers as passengers in infantry transport vehicles (9)- Integration of dismounted soldiers with infantry transport vehicles (10)- Integration of dismounted soldiers with other combat/support vehicles (9)- Integration of dismounted soldiers with vehicle controlled UAVs/UGVs and sensor arrays (1)-Integration of dismounted soldiers controlled UAVs/UGVs with vehicles (3)
Report:Urlings P, Unewisse M, DuCharme MB, Mooney C, Carr J. Networked Soldier-vehicle Integration. TTCP Technical Report TR-LND-TP2-001-2010, 2010.
Land SIL: a TP-2 Vision in development
Objectives:
1- Identify activities, existing capabilities and best practices in TTCP nations;
2- Propose a vision for a distributed (i.e. multi-national, multi-sites, multi-laboratories) and multidisciplinary (sensors, weapons, protection, C4ISR, human factors, etc.) land system integration capacity exploiting a combination of virtual, simulated and real assets.
Conclusions
There is considerable challenges (100 were identified by our study) to be addressed in the integration of soldier-vehicle protection and networking.
There is a substantial need for a SoS approach to achieve protection and networked soldier-vehicle integration that is adaptable.
There is a need to develop tools and analysis techniques to supportevaluation of alternative concepts and designs in a SoS context.
An approach proposed by TP-2 is the development of a multinationaland distributed System Integration Laboratory for land systems.