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The Effect of Time Advance Mechanism (TAM) in Modeling and Simulation: DES & DTS Comparison Analysis
Case Study: Combat Simulation
Ali Al Rowaei
MOVES Student
MOVES R&E Summit 2011
Wednesday July, 13
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Outline
• Motivations and Concepts
• Emergent Effects of TAMs
Skipping Phenomenon
– Scenario 1: Simple Agent Engagement
– Scenario 2: The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Battle
• Conclusion
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– The effects of TAM are not well understood.– The effects of ∆t are not well described in the literature.– What are the limitations and strengths of each mechanism?
Discrete Event Simulation (DES) and Discrete Time Simulation (DTS)
“All models are wrong, but some are useful.” (Box 1979)…but how wrong can a model be before its not useful?
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Motivations and Concepts
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Discrete Time Simulation (DTS)
Discrete Event Simulation (DES)
Time-Step Approach∆t
t2 tt0 t1 t3
ee1 e2 e3
∆t ∆t ∆t ∆t
t4 t5
ee1 e2 e3
tt1 t2 t3
Discrete Event Approach
te1 te2 te3
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S 1.1: Simple Agent Engagement
Parameters Red Agent Blue Agent
Speed 15 10
Sensor Type Cookie-Cutter Cookie-Cutter
Sensor Range 17 13
Weapon Range 17 13
Pkill 1 1
MOE Mean Casualty Percentageat 200 replications
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S1.2 Simple Search & Detection Operation
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Single moving searcher looking for stationary targets. Searcher:
speed: constant @ 7m/ssensor type: cookie cutter
sensor range: 14m
Targets: 20distribution: randomly over combat area
search pattern: Parallel (Washburn 2009)
Set-up:Grid: 2000 x 2000 m
Replications: 200 Measure: number of detected targets
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Agent
Speed = 7 m/s, CC sensor range = 14 m, 20 stationary targets
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S1.2 Simple Search & Detection Operation
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3D View from MARSS (Dickie 2002)
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S1.2 Simple Search & Detection Operation
Sensor agent event graph modeled in DES
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S 1.2: Results and Observations
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 50
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MANA 5 ResultsMANA 4 ResultsDES Results
Time Step Size
Num
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Enem
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- How to ensure this phenomenon is detected in complex simulations, or it is not affecting non-visible variables?
- 200 replications were conducted in MANA 5 and Simkit.
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S 2: The LCS Battle
- Original scenario is the work of
an NPS Master Thesis (Jacobson 2010).
- Elements:
1) 1 LCS equipped with 2 types of missiles:
a- NLOS b- Harpoon
2) 1 Helicopter/UAV equipped with 4 types
of missiles: a- Hellfire b- LOGIR
c- APKWS d- DAGR
3) 20 enemy boats equipped with only one missile type: C-802
- Purpose: investigate different weapons on the effectiveness of the LCS
and Helicopter to neutralize enemy boats and essential engagement
factors.
- Original Study Results: Firing rate is the most important factor, LSC missiles
and capability need to be enhanced
(Naval Warfare Development Command 2007)
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Our Study: Investigate the impact of TAM on the scenario results by comparing
DES and DTS results.
S 2: The LCS Battle
LCS scenario in MANA 5 environment Discrete Time Simulation (DTS)
LCS scenario in DAFS environmentDiscrete Event Simulation (DES)
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Results:
- Original study run 512 Design Points (DP) with 40 replications at ∆t = 10 seconds
- We found that more than 81 DPs can have significant change in outcome.
- MOE: 1. Number of kills (LCS and Enemy)
2. Number of weapons fired (LSC and Helicopter)
- One DP focus: - Varied ∆t values between 1.0 and 10 seconds in DTS
S 2: The LCS Battle
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Results (cont…)- Five DPs were tested in details for greater coverage.i. MANA 5 (DTS) environment with ∆t = 0.5 and 10 seconds at 40 replicationsii. DAFS (DES) environment
S 2: The LCS Battle
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Results (cont….)
S 2: The LCS Battle
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Discussions
S 2: The LCS Battle
As Time Step Size ∆t increases
- At large ∆t large number of enemy boats were not detected and “skipped” MH-60 sensor range.- State transition update allowed only at the end of time intervals,
This introduces delays in rate of fire that leads to missing the enemy
- Difficult to notice these phenomena in complex/constructive simulations.
- Recommendations
Number of weapons fired by MH-60R decreases
Number of weapons fired by LCS increases
Probability of LCScasualty
dramatically increases
Mean # of enemy
casualtydecreases
Large ∆t (DTS) Firing rate, LCS capability/weapons
DES and small ∆t (DTS) Helicopter capability/weapons
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Conclusions
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•The choice of TAM impacts the simulation results.
•There are differences between approaches can leads to different results, outcomes and recommendations.
•The choice of ∆t can also introduce significant qualitative anomalies.
•There is no accepted methodology in M&S for selecting ∆t.
• Cannot separate time effects from system inherent properties
•DES models tend to produce less (or no) anomalous behavior.