COURSE C: Evolution of Synthetic Environments (SE) for Simulation Course Level: Basic-Intermediate Instructor: Mr. Bernard Lalonde, CAE
COURSE CONTENT:
The first section will provide an overview of the processes surrounding the creation and deployment of Synthetic Environmental (SE) content for simulation applications, namely:
Historical approaches to SE generation
Modern-day SE generation and deployment processes
SE cost drivers
Simulation industry challenges and opportunities
The next section will focus on the representation of Synthetic Environmental data and the importance it plays in addressing key simulation needs and requirements.
Main components of Environmental Data Models
Data domains and datasets, data formats, data models / schemas, data attribution, spatial representation models, metadata
Characteristics of an 'Ideal' Environmental Data Model
Efforts towards SE standardization
Need/motivation for standardization of SE content
Existing and Emerging Standards
US SOCOM Common Database, US SECORE Master Database, USAF TSPG, US NAVY NPSI, SEDRIS
The last section will concentrate on customer needs, technology trends and emerging industrial solutions that are re-shaping the SE content creation and content deployment pipelines:
Runtime publishing
Runtime database build automation
Database-on-demand paradigm
Handling of dynamic Synthetic Environments
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This course is intended for systems engineers, SE content creators (aka database modelers) and SE production facility managers in the field of real-time simulation. The course is also well-suited to proposal and procurement staff who need to broaden their knowledge of the various issues / challenges associated with SE content creation and who wish to learn of proposed solutions being brought forth by various industry participants and governmental organizations.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS TO BE ATTAINED:
Students will benefit from a comprehensive overview of modern-day SE generation / deployment pipeline and an appreciation of the factors that has modeled its evolution over the past few decades. The course provides key insight in SE processes which need to be re-examined in light of exponentially increasing availability of data and the ever-increasing needs and requirements of the simulation community. Students will also be introduced to several SE repository and interchange standards and the role standardization will play in achieving future simulator interoperability.
TUTOR'S VITA: Mr. Bernie Lalonde is an Industry Expert in Visual Systems and Synthetic Environments for use in flight simulation. Mr. Lalonde holds a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from Carleton University. He has been with CAE for 29 years where he has been involved since the inception with all of CAE's visual systems from the MAXVUE to the current Medallion™-S and Tropos™ lines. From 1992 to 2002, Mr. Lalonde brought three successive generations of MAXVUE visual systems to market. In this role, Mr. Lalonde developed and implemented product line strategies and the activities of over 250 engineers and scientists.
Since 2003, Mr. Lalonde has been responsible for the design and development of a new industry specification, the Common Database, for the representation of synthetic environments for use in flight simulation. The specification defines the data representation, organization and storage structure of a worldwide synthetic representation of the earth. Mr. Lalonde has published several papers on this topic for the Royal Aeronautical Society (London, UK) and the Aeronautical Journal. Mr. Lalonde is also of CAE’s Advanced Technology and Innovation Group and is also a member of the IMAGE Society.