NDIA Conference Tutorial Jacksonville 6 Mar 06 [Read-Only]

How to Improve the Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Integration of Test & Evaluation (T&E) and Modeling and Simulation (M&S)Dr. Mark J. KiemeleAir Academy AssociatesNDIA Conference on T&E and M&SJacksonville, FLMarch 6, 2006Air AcademyAssociatesCopyright2006Agenda• Some Basic Definitions• The Heart and Soul of Multivariate Testing• Integrating T&E with M&S • Examples of Iterative Use of Modeling and Simulation • Summary of “Modeling the Simulator” Air AcademyAssociatesCopyright20061Some Basic Definitions• System: a collection of entities which act and interact together to achieve some goal• Model: a simplified representation of a system developed for the purpose of studying a system• Simulation: the manipulation of a model in such a way that it allows the investigation of the performance of a system. • Modeling and Simulation: a discipline for developing a level of understanding of the interaction of the parts of Air Academya system, and of the system as a wholeAssociatesCopyright20062About ModelsAll models are simplifications of reality.There is always a tradeoff as to what level of detail should be included in the model:If too little detail, there is a risk of missing relevant interactions and the resultant model does not promote understandingIf too much detail, there is a risk of overly complicating the model and actually preclude the development of understandingThe goodness of a model depends on the extent to ...