A standardized Federated Object Model (FOM) has proven to be a viable vehicle for prior interoperability in other operational simulation domains and will be utilized in this effort as a proof of concept implementation strategy for the architecture. In order to accommodate changing (DHA) needs and the evolving technologies that support them, the Joint Evacuation and Transport Simulation (JETS) operational architecture will need to include standards-based interfaces, while still supporting the integration of legacy systems.
The system framework provides the structural basis for simulation inoperability and the specifications of a common technical architecture for use across all classes of simulation. The purpose of the standard is interoperability and reuse, in support of training, analysis, test and experimentation and concept development. The focus is reusing and combining existing and delivering new capabilities in a systemic approach, with the need to replace current systems, allowing not only forward, but backward compatibility. The framework does not impose constraints on what is represented in the simulation systems (federates) or how it is represented but will require that all federates incorporate specified capabilities to allow the objects in the simulation to interact with objects in other simulations through the RTI.
The intent was to design an architecture that integrates existing LVCG simulations into one cohesive system of systems for joint en route care training. The architecture focuses on communication between the providers, en route care, patient movement, patient handoffs, transfers, and logistics. The focus on open architecture and robust standards allows for all subsystems, such as simulation devices, mission planning, rehearsal components, and inter-component qualification systems, to integrate with the architecture. This allows the systems and devices to integrate with each other while avoiding the need to develop specific integration strategies between them. The architecture accounts for all necessary training and simulation data and is expandable to cover future training needs.