Design and Development of SBA-based Virtual Vehicles

Virtual vehicle is a typical human-in-the-loop simulation application, which can support weaponry acquisition at an affordable cost and in less time. Virtual vehicle integrates the techniques of virtual prototype, high level architecture (HLA), virtual reality and database etc, where virtual prototype is the kernel of virtual vehicle, which provides the engine of virtual vehicle's actions. HLA enables virtual vehicle to interact with other entities on the virtual battlefield. Virtual reality immerses participants in the virtual environments. Database stores corresponding data of the weaponry acquisition. By adjusting such parameters as granularity, resolution, priority of simulation, virtual vehicle can accomplish the acquisition missions such as operational requirements analysis, design assistance, simulation drilling, user training, as well as repair and maintenance instruction etc.