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Simulation of the Locations and Attack of Mobile Enemy Missiles
(SLAMEM) is an entity-level simulation that is used both for stand-alone constructive analysis
and as a federate in several distributed constructive and human-in-the-loop simulation
exercises.
SLAMEM was developed to analyze the performance of coordinated C4ISR and targeting systems against time-critical mobile targets.
SLAMEM strikes a reasonable balance between high fidelity (to support meaningful analyses)
and fast execution (to support parametric tradeoff studies).
SLAMEM models individual objects “by tail number,”
ground vehicles/targets (TELs, SAMs, force hierarchy, boats, background traffic); surveillance
platforms (airborne, ground based, space based); sensor payloads (optical, radar, SIGINT); attack
aircraft (fighters, helicopters, UCAV); and surface-to-surface missiles (ATACM, cruise missiles).
These entities are characterized by their system-level parameters.
GMTI radar, for example, is modeled with a field-of-regard, beam scan
rate, processing time, and minimum detectable velocity. SLAMEM also models the command, control,
and communication (C3) process of passing data for exploitation (detection
and classification), multi-source fusion, sensor retasking, and attack nomination.
Time delays are specified for the various C3 functions.
Specific geography is modeled in SLAMEM via databases of terrain elevation (DTED), road networks
, foliage cover, and populated regions (for deployment of non-TEL vehicles).
Toyon’s Ground Vehicle Simulator (GVS) is used to create
theater-level moving target scenarios. Simulation attributes include realistic kinematic behavior
and RF emission events for military targets, background traffic, stationary rotating antennas,
and special scripted targets.
Motion model fidelity includes vehicle acceleration and realistic
traffic interaction. RF radiation events may be scripted for military entities and rotating
antennas. GVS is a subset of the SLAMEM simulation that is also able to function as a
standalone simulation.
Stand alone constructive analysis:
SLAMEM’s role in supporting surveillance and targeting activities includes analyzing advanced
C4ISR architectures. SLAMEM analyses have several objectives, including: (1) quantifying the potential
improvements in effectiveness provided by the advanced architecture; (2) deriving the performance
required from the technologies to achieve specific mission-level goals; and (3) developing new CONOPS
for using the technologies most effectively.
Interactive simulation:
SLAMEM is HLA-compliant and supports interactive simulation both for constructive
and human-in-the-loop applications. For interactive uses, SLAMEM has been separated into independent federates:
- C4ISR Architecture Federate
- Ground Vehicle Simulation (GVS) Federate
- Attack Federate
Testbed for algorithm development and testing:
SLAMEM is used to stimulate algorithm development and testing by providing a virtual
sensor information environment. Examples include tracking algorithms, asset scheduling, mission planning,
automatic retasking, and command and control prototyping.
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SLAMEM / GVS Licensing information.
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