The use of 3D visualisation in the presentation and analysis of electronic warfare simulation results

J P Delport

DPSS Optronic Sensor Systems10 November 2010

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Outline

● Simulation

● Visualisation

● 3D Visualisation Tool

● History

● Examples

● License

● Conclusion

● Future Work

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Simulation

● Ever increasing role

● Electronic warfare

● Design, acquisition, doctrine, planning

● Increasing complexity

● Closer to the end user

● Need to have impact

● Interpretation linked to presentation

● Graphs and plots versus animated 3D view

“... foreseen that modelling and simulation would become part of squadron life...” – John Monk

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Visualisation

● Closely tied to simulation

● Analysis

● Results & Models

● Planning

● Debriefing

● Makes results accessible

● Visual

● Events

● Awareness

● Shows entity relationships

● Spatial

● Temporal

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History● Flight Path Viewer

● Early 2000, Unix only

● SimPathView

● OpenSceneGraph

● Cyclops

● Library

● GBADS

● Sentience3D

● Multiple views

● Multiple interfaces

● GIS integration

● Not domain specific

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Examples

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License and Terms

● Liberal terms of use● LGPL

● Does not preclude commercial use

● Open source building blocks

● Easy sharing and collaboration● Shared benefit

● More hands and eyes

● Open core

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Conclusion & Future

● Visualisation supports EW M&S

● More features● Interaction

● Merge with 2D

● Live video and data

● Augmented reality

● More platforms● Mobile

● More users● Contact us ;-)

● Less bugs

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