Conference Workshops

• SIAA Introduction to Simulation in Australia [Morning]
• Introduction to Simulator Visual Systems [Afternoon]
• Simulation Support Across the Capability Lifecycle [Afternoon]
• Using Simulation in a Training Environment [Afternoon]
• Training Needs Analysis for Simulation [Afternoon]
• Simulation for Analysis — How to Define the Need and the Simulation Requirements [Morning]
• Network Simulation for Network Centric Warfare [Morning]
• Airpower 2100 — Integrating Engineering, Systems Thinking and Human Responses to Complexity [Morning]
• Mission Rehearsal [Morning]
• Distributed Simulation with a Focus on TENA [Morning]
• Manufacturing and Productivity Improvement through Simulation [Afternoon]

SIAA Introduction to Simulation in Australia
[0900–1230 ]

Presenters

This tutorial will be delivered by members of the SIAA Professional Development Committee, led by Phil Wallace. The Committee members are highly experienced participants in the field of simulation in Australia and actively involved in advancing the skills of those involved in the field.

Outline of Workshop

This half-day tutorial is a tentatively-endorsed activity of the SIAA Professional Certification Program (subject to ratification by the SIAA Executive Committee in early 2006) and designed to introduce people new to the field of simulation to its practice in Australia. Key organisations, standards and underpinning concepts are introduced through reference to Australian applications. Participants also undertake interactive activities to explore pathways for their professional development in the field.

Who Should Attend

This is an introductory-level tutorial aimed at people who have existing expertise which they wish to apply to the field of simulation, or who are undertaking entry-level formal qualifications in the field.

Benefits of Participation

This tutorial is a pre-requisite to award of the SIAA Simulation Introduction Certificate. Participants in this tutorial will gain a fundamental understanding of the field of simulation and its application in Australia. Participants will also be provided with guidance on how to access resources and make informed decisions regarding their further professional development options.

Outcomes for Participants

Participants will be able to:

• describe the context of simulation in Australia
• apply fundamental simulation concepts in the workplace, and
• utilize the resources available to simulation professionals in Australia

Introduction to Simulator Visual Systems
[1330 - 1700]

Presenters

Craig Pepper - Software Architect, Thales

Patrick Bell - Visual Database Group Leader, Thales

Gary Eves - Business Development Manager, VR Solutions

Outline of Workshop

An introduction to the technologies and techniques of image generators and displays.

Who Should Attend

Simulation end users, System Engineers and developers requiring an understanding of the uses/potential, technologies and tradeoffs associated with visual systems.

Benefits of Participation

Participants will gain an understanding of the key managerial and technical issues in visual systems use, specification and design.

Outcomes for Participants

Participants will have an understanding of the applications for, and technologies used in, image generation and visual displays, and the issues and tradeoffs associated with these technologies. Participants will also understand the process of specifying visual database requirements, constraints, general processes involved in database development, data sources used and the types of tools required for database development.

Outline of Program

1. Introduction and overview
2. Why visualisation and visual systems?
3. Overview of history of Image Generation Technology and use in simulation
4. Visualisation technology overview — IG, Projection and Databases
5. Image Generation Basics — The Graphics Pipeline
6. Current technology
7. IG performance issues and tradeoffs
8. Future technology trends
9. Overview of projection and display technologies
10. Technical issues and tradeoffs associated with visual display technology
11. Future technology trends
12. Overview of Database Development Process
13. Requirements definition
14. Standards
15. Data Source requirements and data sources
16. Development Tools
17. Future trends in Databases

Simulation Support Across the Capability Lifecycle
[1330 - 1700]

Presenters

Darren McFarlane - ADSO — Navy 1, Australian Defence Simulation Office

Michelle Yeaman - Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

Christian Dandre - Business Development Manager, MSC Software

Michael McGarity - Manager — Products and Technology, CAE

Andrew Ware - Manager — Professional Services, CAE

Outline of Workshop

The goal of the workshop is to explore how simulation can support the Capability lifecycle. The programme begins with a definition of the problem followed by Industry's view of what is possible. An analysis of the current reality within defence, including an explanation of the current guidance reference concludes with an open forum informing the future direction of simulation-assisted capability development.

Who Should Attend

The workshop is aimed at those seeking to improve the use of simulation support to the CLC.

Benefits of Participation

Participation will generate a broad knowledge in use of simulation to support the CLC. It will not only show case the latest policy, guidance and concepts to broaden the use of simulation support to the CLC but also provide examples of the simulation support used or to be used in capability projects. It will provide a forum for industry interaction with the aim of improving simulation support to this important process.

Outcomes for Participants

Participants will gain broader knowledge of simulation support to CLC activities currently underway or completed. They will be able to apply this knowledge to their own capability programs. They will be able to participate in an open forum for expressing views on how to improve this application area.

Outline of Program

Using Simulation in a Training Environment
[1330 - 1700]

Presenters

Rob Carpenter - Deputy Director, Simulation Development, Army Simulation Wing, Land Warfare Development Centre, ASW

Greg Clynick - Training Centre Manager, CAE

CMDR Ralph McDonald - RAN Training MWTC, MWTC

Peter Clark - Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Air Operations Division

Outline of Workshop

This workshop will provide an overview of the key issues and concepts associated with the use of simulation for Training applications. This will cover low level Computer-Based Training and games to sophisticated mission simulators and embedded training applications. The workshop will provide an introduction and case studies/ lessons learnt from key practitioners in the field.

Who Should Attend

Training Managers, training end users and Training Simulation developers requiring an understanding of the uses/potential of simulation for training in its various forms, as well as wanting the experience of practitioners in the field.

Benefits of Participation

Participation will generate a broad knowledge in use of various simulation technologies to support training. It will provide lessons learned from practitioners and how it can be best managed and deployed for optimal training transfer.

Outcomes for Participants

Participants will gain broader knowledge of the issues encountered in the use of training through various simulation technologies and how to optimally apply it in their own areas of application.

Outline of Program

1. Introduction and Overview
2. Background and History of Simulation in Training
3. The Types of Simulation Technology in use for Training
4. Case Studies
5. Future Trends

Training Needs Analysis for Simulation
[1330 - 1700]

Presenters

Phil Wallace - Principal, Learning Systems Analysis

Outline of Workshop

This half-day tutorial covers key principles of learning and instructional design, with examples and small-group exercises of tasks leading from initial analysis of the training need to specification of required simulation functionality. The focus of the tutorial is on technology-assisted virtual, constructive and live simulations, as distinct from simulation activities that do not involve technology, eg classroom role-plays.

Who Should Attend

This is an introductory-level tutorial aimed at two groups:

those who have an understanding of simulation technologies and who are seeking a better understanding of learning and instructional considerations that define required simulation functionality; and

those who have an understanding of learning and instructional processes and who are seeking a better understanding of how simulation technologies can provide effective instructional functions.

Benefits of Participation

Participants in this tutorial will gain practise in the process of defining training needs and matching these with simulation technologies. They will debate the key issues in training needs analysis for simulation and be better prepared to plan and contribute to such studies in the future.

Outcomes for Participants

Participants will be able to:

• describe how processes for the conduct of training needs analysis can be applied to simulation

• debate key issues in achieving a valid and reliable simulation specification through training needs analysis, and

• critically assess the planning and conduct of training needs analysis for simulation

Outline of Program

1. Principles of Learning and Instruction 
   1. Learning theories
   2. Models for instructional design
   3. The Australian approach to competency-based training
 
2. The Contextual Analysis
   1. The circumstances of job performance and training
   2. Workplace roles and training tasks
   3. Surveying potential training solutions
   4. Gap Analysis and the Impact Statement
 
3. The Baseline Instructional System
   1. Task analysis techniques
   2. Instructional stimuli and fidelity
   3. Instructional support features
 
4. Simulation Options Evaluation
   1. Performance comparisons
   2. Cost comparisons
 
5. Simulation Capabilities and Solutions

Simulation for Analysis — How to Define the Need and the Simulation Requirements
[0900 - 1230]

Presenters

Jaci Pratt - Senior Systems Analyst, DSTO Land Operations Division

Marcus Tregenza - Senior Military Analyst, DSTO Land Operations Division

Andrew Donohoo - Maritime Experimentation Analyst DSTO Maritime Operations Division

Richard Hodge - Associate, Booze Allen Hamilton

Outline of Workshop

The key focus of this workshop is on practical methods to achieve good analysis and experimentation outputs through the careful development of analytical and simulation needs/ requirements in the Problem Definition and Experiment Design phases. Whilst referring to theory, it is more about how to take the theory and turn it into practice.

Who Should Attend

Anyone involved in managing and/or working in Systems Analysis, Research & Development or Experimentation in Defence or Industry who has needed to define and understand their requirement for simulation to assist in their work. This includes individuals involved in identifying supporting simulation for the capability acquisition lifecycle of a system.

Benefits of Participation

• Understand how to match analysis needs to simulation requirements
• Be able to select the right simulation for the application, and
• Understand the process of problem definition and experiment design

Outcomes for Participants

An understanding of how to match analysis problems to simulation requirements and being able to pick the right simulator to analyse the problem at hand.

Outline of Program

1. Introduction and Overview
2. Experimentation and Analysis Overview
3. Problem Definition Approaches
4. Experiment Design — how to match the simulation to the problem
5. Facilitated Panel Discussion/Open Forum

Network Simulation for Network Centric Warfare
[0900 - 1230]

Presenters

Ben O’Loghlin - Managing Director, Tenfold Network Solutions, together with a range of industry experts and users.

Outline of Workshop

This workshop will cover the domain of networks and their analysis through simulation. With the ever-increasing complexity of defence and commercial networks around the world this domain is one that is seeing increasing simulation support, which will continue to grow in the future.

Who Should Attend

Communications Industry managers and engineers, network simulation end users, Network and System Engineers, and developers requiring an understanding of the uses/potential, technologies and trade-offs associated with network simulations.

Benefits of Participation

Participants will gain an understanding of the key managerial and technical issues in network modelling and simulation and applications in decision support, design and verification.

Outcomes for Participants

Participants will have an understanding on how to approach network engineering using modelling and simulation methods and where it applies.

Outline of Program

1. Introduction and Overview

2. Types of networks, network engineering and issues

3. Where simulation can be used in network engineering & analysis

4. Classes of simulation tools that can be applied to network analyses

5. Case studies in simulation applied to network engineering

6. State of the art in network simulation

Airpower 2100 — Integrating Engineering, Systems Thinking and Human Responses to Complexity
[0900 - 1230]

Presenters

Elyssebeth Leigh - Senior Lecturer, University of Technology, Sydney

Julia Loughran - CEO, ThoughtLink, Inc. (Keynote Speaker)

Mark Heffernan - Principal, Evans & Peck

Outline of Workshop

This workshop describes the human factors elements of designing and implementing simulations.

Who Should Attend

Anyone involved in managing and working in complex systems and/or helping others understand how they operate, including simulations instructors, engineers, systems managers.

Benefits of Participation

• Experience ‘managing’ a flight/maintenance schedule for a fleet of aircraft

• Develop an appreciation of a complex ‘ whole system’ while simultaneously tasked with effectively managing a specific sub-system

Outcomes for Participants

• Become sensitive to identifying ‘what’s really important’ in contexts where contradictory forces require opposing — yet complementary — outcomes, for example in factory manufacturing/ maintenance cycles

• Explore how to present complex data visually — and with impact — to influence decision-making

• Examine how to represent intricate human interactions simply — but not simplistically

• Understanding the forces acting on members of a team required to produce a given result while working on opposing ends of a continuous cycle

• Use of simple and inexpensive tools to replicate complex work environments

• Learning about the impact of individual learning styles and personal characteristics on human behaviour when under pressure

• Develop skills at creating an accurate representation of the complex/chaotic nature of particular workplaces

• Use simple processes to convey complex and complicated messages about human-system interactions

• Make learning about difficult concepts a fun and memorable experience

Outline of Program

This workshop begins with an exploration of how to keep a fleet of aircraft flying safely and effectively. Airpower 2100 is a board game created to engage participants in moment-to-moment decision-making to ensure provision of sufficient combat-ready aircraft for pre-determined defence needs. The experience of working in this highly volatile context will then be applied to creating simple, high fidelity representations of complex, on-going human / machine interactions, to support learning about efficient and effective operation of such systems.

Mission Rehearsal
[0900 - 1230]

Presenters

Mr Larry Grice - Chief Warrant Officer 4 Formerly of the US Special Operations 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) (Keynote Speaker)

Glen Bethel - Deputy Director Simulation Support, Army Simulation Wing

SQNLDR Ben Christie - B cat Airborne Operations Check captain and squadron XO, 37 SQN, RAAF

Outline of Workshop

This workshop will provide an overview of the key issues and concepts associated with the use of simulation for Mission Rehearsal applications. The workshop will provide an introduction and case studies/ lessons learnt from key practitioners in the field.

Who Should Attend

Training Managers, Mission Rehearsal end-users and Training Simulation developers requiring an understanding of the uses/ potential of simulation for Mission Rehearsal, as well as wanting the experience of practitioners in the field.

Benefits of Participation

Participation will generate a broad knowledge in use of simulation to support the Mission Rehearsal. It will provide lessons learned from practitioners and how it can be best managed and deployed for optimal training transfer pre-mission.

Outcomes for Participants

Participants will gain broader knowledge of the issues encountered in the use of Mission Rehearsal training through simulation and how to optimally apply it in their own areas of application.

Outline of Program

1. Introduction and Overview

2. Background and History of Mission Rehearsal

3. Mission Rehearsal Today

4. Mission Rehearsal — how and why?

5. Key Benefits and Issues

6. Case Studies

7. Future Trends

Distributed Simulation with a Focus on TENA
[0900 - 1230]

Presenters

Warren Bizub - Director-Advanced Training Technologies (ATT), USJFCOM

Mark Phillips - Dept Head R&D, Joint Advanced Training Technology Laboratory, USJFCOM

Mr Richard Hawley - USJFCOM, Joint Warfighting Center, Joint Advanced Training Technologies Group

Outline of Workshop

Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA) promises to provide a mechanism to link test ranges, training ranges, laboratories and variety of modelling and simulation assets. This workshop will review current approaches in distributed simulation and contrast and show the specific approaches, technology and application areas that stand TENA apart from the rest.

Who Should Attend

Managers, users and engineers with an interest in Joint and Coalition exercises, exercise and test ranges and the linking of simulation assets via distributed simulation technologies.

Benefits of Participation

Participants will gain an understanding of the key managerial and technical issues in regard to the use of distributed simulation generally and where TENA plays a role specifically.

Outcomes for Participants

Participants will have an understanding of the applications for, and technologies used in, distributed simulations and TENA specifically. A high level understanding of TENA and how it differs from other distributed approaches.

Outline of Program

1. Introduction and Overview

2. Overview of Key Distributed Simulation Approaches

3. Overview of TENA

4. TENA Applications

5. The Future of TENA

Manufacturing and Productivity Improvement through Simulation
[1330 - 1700]

Presenters

Christian Dandre - Business Development Manager, MSC Software

Rohan Tink - Manufacturing Engineer, QMI Solutions

Les Lewis - Manager-Production Support, Schefenacker Vision Systems

Outline of Workshop

This workshop will help the manager and manufacturing engineer move into the world of virtual engineering. Today’s manufacturing challenge is the reduction of cost and time, improvement of quality, and simplification of engineering design. In the past, designs were first done on paper, reviewed using scale models, and finalised in the full scale products. In future, all aspects of product design, manufacture, and repair will be done in virtual space.

Who Should Attend

Manufacturing Management and Engineers, Manufacturing Simulation end users, System Engineers, and developers requiring an understanding of the uses/potential, technologies and tradeoffs associated with simulation for manufacturing.

Benefits of Participation

Participants will gain an understanding of the key managerial and technical issues in manufacturing and how simulation assists in these areas.

Outcomes for Participants

Participants will have an understanding of the applications for, and technologies used in, simulation for manufacturing, and the issues and tradeoffs associated with these technologies.

Outline of Program

1. Introduction and Overview
2. Manufacturing Issues and Traditional Methods
3. How Simulation Assists in Manufacturing
   1. Manufacturing Process
   2. Visualisation
4. Overview of Simulation Tools Commonly Used
5. Case Studies
6. Future Trends