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MASA Sword
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What is Masa Sword
A commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) SWORD is a constructive Human-In-The-Loop training focused simulation.
It can display automatic behaviours consistent with army doctrine and autonomous commanding of aggregated groups of entities (unit).
The same approach can be applied to units of varying levels
The ability to represent doctrine-compliant behaviours maximises realism while enabling fewer human interactions.
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3. System Capabilities MASA Sword Engine capabilities. Play Box.
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System Capabilities
MASA Sword Engine capabilities.
Play Box.
Extending the Play box.
1. The models engine can manage the behaviour of up to 10,000 units, through the use of aggregated models. Large simulations will require the use of a server.
2. Terrains can be set to surfaces of at least 500 x 1000 km.
3. Multiple servers can be run to provide additional play boxes.
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Principal Concepts
An equipment platform represents the elementary component level that can physically interact with the world: a soldier, a tank and its crew, a helicopter and its pilot, etc. Equipment platforms are defined by their physical attributes.
A unit is the entity that is physically represented and displayed on the terrain. It is itself the aggregation of equipment and their physical properties. For example, a Tank Platoon unit could be the aggregation of four tanks and two support trucks, along with the required resources.
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5. Units follow a predefined behaviour framework
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Units follow a predefined behaviour framework
A unit can:
Interact with other units
Carry out a set of missions and receive orders from a user or from the predefined behaviour framework
Forecast the result of its actions and generate an action plan
Resolve multiple tasks simultaneously
Adopt a realistic behaviour and determine select from the predefined behaviour framework the action that best suits the perceived situation.
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Unit capability
Some of the features that allow a unit to achieve autonomy include:
A powerful pathfinding module.
The ability to share its knowledge with allies.
Non-determinist combat resolution, where each unit is able to evaluate conflict zones and determine whether or not it wants to engage in.
Engage its optimal target, dependent on its ROEs, mission, weapons, force ratio, etc.
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7. Aggregation Of Units Commanding units: The Automaton
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Aggregation Of Units
Units of former
unaggregated
automaton...
Commanding units: The Automaton
A consistent group of units that can be controlled by a commanding agent. For instance, a MBT squadron can be defined as an automaton composed of four MBT platoons and one armoured squadron command post representative of the commanding agent. An automaton can:
Receive orders from the user and carry out missions by autonomously distributing the appropriate order to each subordinate unit.
React to events, changing tactics when losses are suffered, supporting its units when necessary, and generally reorganizing its approach to best suit the situation throughout the mission.
Be disengaged at any time, so that the user can take command of its subordinate units whenever this is considered necessary.
...are now aggregated and
represented by a single
automaton symbol
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8. Commanding Of Large Numbers Of Units Using Aggregation
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Commanding Of Large Numbers Of Units Using Aggregation
Without Aggregation
With Aggregation
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Terrain
The terrain is key to the simulation and its representation of the physical world. It influences the movement and detection capacities of simulated units, but also their decision-making process.
Artillery fire on urban blocks reduces them to rubble, creating an obstacle that a unit cannot go through; an engineer can then destroy or bypass this object
A wild fire is an object whose size will automatically change depending on the time, the wind direction and strength, the type of terrain, the actions of units such as fire fighters
A muddy area is an object used to render the effect of the weather on specific types of terrain; this object can be crossed by light units but has an effect on their speed
The simulation enables the description of any kind of objects. In addition to a name and a symbol, an object is characterized by a set of attributes that will define the effect of this object on the simulation, and how it is possible to interact with it.
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Urban blocks
Urban blocks are used to represent uniform sets of buildings with a unique object that units can interact with. They are organized in districts and cities, and can be manually created, but also automatically depending on terrain information, such as urban areas separated by roads, railroads or rivers.
Civilians are represented by three types of entity, each with specific behaviour options:
Agents
Crowds
Populations
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Video Of MASA Sword
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12. Questions Internal Validity External Validity Mathematical Models
Identify cause and effect
External Validity
Applicability to real world
Mathematical
Models
Closed-Loop
Simulation
Human-In-the-
Loop Wargaming
Facilitated
Discussion
Training
Exercise
Certification
Exercise
Real Event
Analysis