Using HLA in your simulation, based on use case examples Sofia, G. S. Rakovski-National Defence Academy 17th & 18th September 2013 Leader in Standards-Based Distributed Simulation Patrick Penot, patrick.penot@pitch.se www.pitch.se Who is Pitch Founded in Linköping, Sweden, in 1991 • World leader for distributed simulation (products, services, training) • Standard from SISO, IEEE, NATO • SOA – Service Oriented Architecture • Role and content based security technologies • FEDEP/DSEEP process • More largest offer for interoperability products base • Performance • Robustness • Easy to Use • Strong focus on R&D and innovation • M Bjorn Möller, Vice Chair of HLA Evolved • Develops and delivers cutting-edge, industry-strength products • International R&D leader with several research awards and certifications Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 Who is Pitch Pitch Technologies specializes in interoperability and infrastructure components • Committed to Open Standards Based Interoperability • • • • • Engagement in SISO • • • • • HLA Evolved, IEEE-1516-2010 The largest and most capable interoperability standard in use Break the stove pipes and maximize reuse Protects your Past, Present & Future investments Leading positions in multiple PDG and PSG RPR-FOM PDG Finalize RPR-FOM 2.0 Modular, backward compatible HLA Evolved RPR-FOM is available Involvement in NATO Activities • • • • MSG-68, MSG-105/106 NETN MSG-080, MLS (Multi Level Security) MSG-086 Simulation Interoperability Roadmap NIAG SG-162 MTDS Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 Goal of this presentation Interoperability, NATO defined as well : Interoperability is the ability to act together coherently, effectively and efficiently to achieve Allied tactical, operational and strategic objectives. (Réf AAP-03(J) Section 1..4.1.1.) This presentation will demonstrate how using HLA in your simulator will success your CAX Crisis Management and Disaster Response, concerning the interoperability part. Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 Using HLA in your simulation- AGENDA • HLA overview, standard of interoperability for your CAX • Using HLA in your simulator, based on use case examples • Develop your HLA application • Run & operate your HLA application • Vulcain federation, by DGA Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 HLA overview Standard of interoperability for your CAX Leader in Standards-Based Distributed Simulation www.pitch.se HLA overview - EFFORT OF STANDARDIZATION The most mature interoperability standard Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 HLA overview - STANDARDS USE Architectures in use globally 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% HLA DIS TENA ALSP CTIA Other Proprietary Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 HLA overview - OPEN INTERNATIONAL STANDARD IEEE Simulation Developers & Users - Government - Industry - Academia - Etc RTI and Tool Developers - COTS - GOTS - In-house - Open source - Other Academia - Research - Student proj. - Courses Sponsor SISO HLA IEEE 1516 Standard Community feedback Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 HLA overview - LOLLIPOP VIEW Federate A Federate B Federate C Run-Time Infrastructure (RTI) Federation Object Model <FOM> <Shared object classes> <Shared interaction classes> <More> </FOM> • Each participating member is called a federate • Information is exchanged using an RTI • The information exchange follow federation ageements and a Federation Object Model (FOM) • The participating federates together with the FOM are called a federation Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 HLA overview - RTI & FOM • The RTI (Run-Time Infrastructure) provide a common services for simulation data exchange and coordination • These services are accessed by the participating members through well defined APIs (HLA Interface Specification) • A Federation Object Model (FOM) is used to refer to shared simulation objects and their attributes and interactions Live Participants Support Utilities Simulations Interfaces to Live Players Interface Runtime Infrastructure (RTI) Federation Management Object Management Time Management Declaration Management Ownership Management Data Distribution Management Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 • HLA overview - HLA 1516-2010 (EVOLVED) • IEEE 1516-2010 - Standard for Modeling and Simulation High Level Architecture - Framework and Rules • Rules that describe the responsibilities of federations and the federates • IEEE 1516.1-2010 - Standard for Modeling and Simulation High Level Architecture - Federate Interface Specification • A standardized set of services to be provided by an RTI (Runtime Infrastructure). • APIs also provided in C++, Java and Web Services (WSDL) format. • IEEE 1516.2-2010 - Standard for Modeling and Simulation High Level Architecture - Object Model Template (OMT) Specification • A standardized format for Information Exchange Data Models such as the Federation Object Model (FOM) and Simulation Object Model (SOM) • XML Schemas provided Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 • HLA overview - STANDARDIZATION OF FOM FOM : data model exchange • Some examples of standardization effort • NATO MSG working group : NETN FOM • NETN = NATO Education and Training Network http://www.cso.nato.int/activities.aspx (MSG 106- SPHINX) • SISO : the new RPR FOM 2.0 http://www.sisostds.org/DigitalLibrary. (RPR FOM 2.0) • Some other in civilian industry : RIM for ATM, SPACE Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 Using HLA in your simulator Leader in Standards-Based Distributed Simulation www.pitch.se Using HLA in your simulator - PITCH PRODUCT OFFER Cover you Project with the Products families of Pitch and follow the DSEEP Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 Using HLA in your simulator - PITCH PRODUCT OFFER Cover you Project with the Products families of Pitch and follow the DSEEP Analyze & Prepare 1 Build your simulation Run & Operate 2 Run & Manage your simulation Use family Use family Development Products Infrastruture Products 3 Analyze your results Use family Runtime Products Runtime Products LVC Products Pitch Pitch Visual OMT Developer Studio Develop a model for information exchange that fits the need of your application Develop a software module that connects each system to the federation. Pitch pRTI Connect systems and exchange information. Synchronize time and data. Pitch Commander Start up, monitor and troubleshoot simulations, applications, computers and networks Pitch Recorder Record, inspect and play back simulation data exchange. Review and analyze. Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 Using HLA in your simulator - DEVELOP YOUR APPLICATION Pitch Visual OMT is a graphical editor and analysis tool for the development of information exchange models (FOM) between simulations using the HLA standard. • USE CASE EXAMPLE : NATO MSG-068, 105, 106, SISO,… • Visual OMT was (& is) used to study and create the NETN FOM in MSG group , used in SISO group for the RPR FOM 2.0 Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 Using HLA in your simulator - DEVELOP YOUR APPLICATION Pitch Developer Studio gives developers a graphical user interface to design and generate source code for an HLA module based in minutes. • USE CASE EXAMPLE : PRESAGIS, NASA, FRENCH MOD, ….. • Used by Presagis for adding HLA capability to STAGETM and Vega PrimeTM • Used by US Air Force in the Air Force Modeling and Simulation Training Toolkit (AFMSTT) program. Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 Using HLA in your simulator - RUN & OPERATE Pitch pRTI ™ is the infrastructure supporting the exchange of HLA federations. Its technology allows the simultaneous implementation of several associations, • USE CASE EXAMPLE : Used during the CAX Crisis Management and Disaster Response : VIKING 11 & SEESIM +40 clients ICC, 50 clients Sitaware, 40 clients TYR, 50 Clients Exonaut, 5 clients JCATS , 20 PLEXcomm (Simulation Radio) 100 000 updates/ s - less of 1ms of latency Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 Using HLA in your simulator - RUN & OPERATE Pitch GE Adapter ™ makes your HLA simulation data available in the most popular application of visualization on the Internet, Google Earth ™. USE CASE EXAMPLE : Used during the CAX Crisis Management and Disaster Response : VIKING 11. Visualization of more than 100 000 objects and interactions. Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 Using HLA in your simulator - RUN & OPERATE Pitch Recorder ™ enables real-time capture and replay your simulation data during the execution of the federation. • USE CASE EXAMPLE • Used during the CAX Crisis Management and Disaster Response : SEESIM 12 View of Pitch Recorder use SEESIM, serious deployment with a PostgreSQL database 6 federates, 7.H30 of record, 934 Mo of data Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 Using HLA in your simulator - MULTI-SITE-CAX ARCHITECTURE After Action Review solution for distributed simulation Audio Statistic analyze Data of simulation Simulation Dynamique analyze EXCON CELL Report TDL, L16,L11,L22.. Record database WAN NETWORK SIMULATION SITE 3 SITE 1 SITE 2 HLA 1516-2000 CGF & C2 DIS application Logistics model Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013 VULCAIN 2013 Stimulate C2 with a multi-level simulation using interoperability standard VULCAIN 2013 : history The first presentation was during the EUROSATORY The bi-annual army exhibition in Paris, during June 2012 The VULCAIN demonstration is an initiative from the French M&S community. Vulcain is sponsored by the ADIS (Armées, DGA, Industries Simulation) group, it allow to show the real benefits of employing M&S standards toward conducting a relevant and efficient joint training. VULCAIN 2013 : The big picture SICF SIR SPIDER SITEL SIC@BML SIC@BML CBMLServer ITCS SWORD HLA@BML GESTIM Fédération HLA Pitch VBS2 VR-FORCES SETHI ORQUE Geoconcept Product use in Vulcain 2013 Joint Forces C2 Regimental level SICF SIR SITEL SWORD Simulation Entities level VBS2 ORQUE VR-Forces SETHI MELMIL GESTIM PITCH ( Pitch pRTI + Pitch Booster) Infrastructure ITCS ( DIS/HLA Gateway) PITCH ( Booster Manager+ Commander+ Recorder) EXCON CELL GEOCONCEPT ( GIS , Globale overview) Instant Messaging PITCH ( Pitch Talk) Vulcain 2013 : scenario Bridge to be destroy Crisis Management Operation Southeast of France (Lavandou) Army tactical group SWORD + SETHI Joint operation using air-sea support 900 entities, Navy, Air-forces, Army Surveillance UAV VBS2 UAV PREDATOR VR-FORCE Air-sea support units Orque RAFALE: ORQUE Navy & Air-sea Army tactical group SWORD + SETHI VULCAIN 2013: Multi-Site Simulation Multi-site network simulation (Infastructure) Pitch Booster, virtual network Pitch pRTI , HLA 1516-2010 standard using pRTI V4.5.1 and a NETN FOM VULCAIN : EXCON CELL EXCON CELL (Technical view) Pitch Booster Manager, Pitch Commander, Pitch CRC pRTI and Pitch Talk Pitch recorder, to record a Vulcain federation and a Pitch Talk federation (messages) with a time synchronisation VULCAIN 2013: Demo View EXCON CELL PITCH + GEOCONCEPT MEL/MIL GESTIM VULCAIN 2013 : Success during SimDef2013, 28/29/30 of May Leader in Standards-Based Distributed Simulation Thank you for your attention , patrick.penot@pitch.se Using HLA in your simulation -G. S. Rakovski- National Defence Academy, September 2013