GMU BML Symposium 2009 5 February 5, 2009 C 4 ICenter Collaboration - PDF document

Using BML for Training in a Comprehensive Training Environment Per M. Gustavsson GMU BML Symposium 2009 5 February 5, 2009 C 4 ICenter Collaboration with ▪ Sponsored by ▪ Swedish Defence Material Administration / SwAF M&S ▪ Coordinated with ▪ MIP - efforts ▪ NCO (Network Centric (Enabled) Operations) ▪ Security Arena – civil ▪ Information Fusion - University of Skövde ▪ ISO TC/223 and OASIS-FP6 ▪ Wishes … ▪ NMSG-048 ▪ geoBML ▪ Viking ▪ MNE (Multi National Experiments) Page 1

Objective/Outline ▪ Objective ▪ Using BML for Training in a Comprehensive Training Environment ▪ Specific: Training of medium and small tactical staff units (battalion size / company size) ▪ Research aimed at a commercial product (WISE). ▪ Improvement of SAAB's VBMS (TVT/SLB). ▪ Outline ▪ Motivation ▪ Interoperability and Integration ▪ BLACK-CACTUS an example ▪ Summary and way ahead Motivation ▪ Systems needs to be interconnected ▪ Multi-lateral missions ▪ Teams are configured for the mission at hand ▪ Agencies from several nations ▪ There is a vast number of potential scenarios and configurations Page 2

Interoperability & Integration Application Centric Interface Centric Shared Protocol But… ▪ Next Generation Training Systems require fast integration of systems…and communication protocols will continue to evolve, so how is it possible to achieve information interoperability over time? ▪ By Focusing on the information flow between systems – not individual communication standards, protocols or software platform ▪ By making it possible to ”connect” information from different systems regardless of communication standards and protocols ▪ By Making it possible to control the information flow between connected systems. Page 3

Information Centric Shared Protocol Shared Protocol OM OM Protocol Protocol CRM Information Infrastructure Protocol OM Shared Protocol Information Centric Integration Transformers Service Transformation Transformation Native Protocol Storage Protocol Communication Service Native Protocol Page 4

Information Centric Integration Transformers Service Transformation Transformation Native Protocol Storage Protocol Communication Service Native Protocol Connec1ng it all together… KYSCIM Keep Your Style of Communication and Information Models C-BML Embedded in MSDL Connector C-BML as part of system of for system of systems Initialization systems runtime execution Geo INFO M&S C2 MSDL BML MSDL Services Services Layer Layer GIS Services JDBC BOM Layer SEDRIS ISO TC/223 JC3IEDM ESRI Google MicrosoB Connector Connector KYSCIM KYSCIM Page 5

BLACK-CACTUS v1 C 4 ICenter C2LG GUI TVT 2.0 WISE Connectivity WISE DOB DOB WISE BML WS BML WS BML WS BML WS JSAF JC3IEDM BLACK-CACTUS C2LG GUI WISE Connectivity TVT 2.0 WISE DOB DOB WISE BML WS BML WS JBML JBML BML WS BML WS JSAF JC3IEDM Page 6

C2LG GUI BATALLION commands Company Page 7

C2LG Expression C2LG: attack 1-66 Combined Arms Battalion (CAB) A/1-66 AR z_tanks towards (48.5458,39.683359) start AFT 232222AUG24 in-order-to destroy enemy attack-11884 Order received in TVT c SwAF Operational system Page 8

BLACK-CACTUS C2LG GUI TVT 2.0 WISE Connectivity WISE DOB DOB WISE BML WS BML WS JBML BML WS BML WS JSAF JC3IEDM COMPANY orders PLATOON SwAF Operational system Page 9

Order received by JSAF BLACK-CACTUS C2LG GUI WISE Connectivity TVT 2.0 WISE DOB DOB WISE BML WS BML WS DIS BML WS BML WS JSAF JC3IEDM Page 10

UNIT in motion as seen on TVT SwAF Operational system TVT 2.0 WISE C2LG GUI WISE Connectivity DOB DOB VBMS WISE WISE WISE BML WS BML WS DIS BML BML BML Command BattleTEK Agents BML WS JC3IEDM JSAF BML WS OneSAF Page 11

Progress report of BLACK-CACTUS is as follows: ▪ Completed: ▪ The BML Wise Driver for Advance order and Block Task order ▪ BattleTEK Wise Driver for Land Movement Order, Flight Order and Air Strike Order. ▪ The parser in C2LG GUI which generates Advance Task Order and Block Task Order in an XML format Validated by new BML schema ▪ The client server mechanism which allows Order generated in C2LG GUI to be picked up by Wise BML Driver ▪ To do: ▪ Command agent. ▪ Conversion of Map Data from RT90 coordinate system to Lat Long co-ordinate system. ▪ Including Air Strike Orders in C2LG GUI, parser and BML Wise Driver. Summary  The BLACK-CATCUS demonstration showed the capability to give, receive and present orders using operational C2 system using a commercial integration environment.  BLACK-CATCUS used BML (C2LG) statements sent to and from an operational C2 system that does not internally implement BML.  Show the ability to real-time simulation without changing the interfaces in any of the systems  C2 Operators can use their own C2 systems to run simulations Real People Operating Real Systems C 4 ICenter Page 12

BML Thank you for your attention. C 4 ICenter Page 13

Motivation Page 14