HLA as an Experimental Backbone for Autonomous System Integration into Operational Field

Abstract

A request for interdisciplinary project is a permanent call from all Panels working under NATO Science and Technology Organization such as System Analysis and Studies and Modelling and Simulation Group. M&S as a scientific discipline has already proved its priceless role in Concept, Development and Experimentation throughout any domain. To investigate on potential integration of Autonomous System into operational field, the only low cost solution seems to be experimentation in synthetic distributed environment. Synthetic distributed environment is based on the cooperating entities employing a data interchange mechanism. The article is focused on the current data interchange mechanisms in synthetic distributed environment from the potential Autonomous Systems implementation into the operational field point of view. High Level Architecture (HLA) is selected as suitable candidate because of its maturity and widely acceptance in military projects. Firstly, the idea of an experimental framework is explained and drawbacks are identified. Secondly, the latest version of HLA Evolved is discussed, in particular the Federation Object Model that contains the common vocabulary for the proposed experimental framework. High level ontology of Autonomous Systems is depicted to define the minimum requested set of objects represented by attributes and transactions among these object represented by parameters.