Military Simulations for TGDA
According to their web site, the Training Group Defense Agency in the United Kingdom operates a fleet of more than 400 aircraft and employs 5900 military and civilian personnel; it has an asset base of nearly £850M and its cash spend during Financial year 02/03 will be around £700 Million. They recruit Royal Air Force personnel and provide flying training to the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and Army personnel.
Pilots required to execute a dangerous move in combat will train for hours in a simulation before ever trying it in real life. Today, business executives can practice in a simulation of their business before doing it in real life.
Two very bright simulation scientists have done amazing work with the United Kingdom's military. They developed extremely serious military simulations that match Professor Kim Warren's ideas for developing strategic simulators.
You can buy his books and software for creating simulations online.
Let's explore one of the simulations done for the TGDA.
Training nearly 6000 people to fly or maintain over 400 very expensive aircraft is complicated.
Beginning pilots can only fly during good weather, so you need to be able to account for changes in the seasons so that up-and-coming Top Gunners can practice flying in good weather so they don't crash a several million pound aircraft.
And, there are only so many instructors qualified to train pilots, so you've got to make sure that you keep a proper instructor to student ratio.
Then, of course, there are many bases to deal with - something like 32 bases scattered around the UK are responsible for training pilots.
Why is a simulation of TGDA's training pipeline necessary? It allows them to forecast more accurately and quickly run scenarios in a synthetic environment where, if you screw up, your pilot does not crash an expensive plane and die. It's really just that simple.
2006 - The Tipping Point for Simulation Science
Selling Simulation Science
What is Simulation Science?
Pilots required to execute a dangerous move in combat will train for hours in a simulation before ever trying it in real life. Today, business executives can practice in a simulation of their business before doing it in real life.
Developing simulations is neither expensive nor terribly time-consuming if you use an iterative and evolutionary approach as HVR Consulting Services advocates. Drop me an email (justin1028@yahoo.com) if you want to learn more about their approaches.
Two very bright simulation scientists have done amazing work with the United Kingdom's military. They developed extremely serious military simulations that match Professor Kim Warren's ideas for developing strategic simulators.
You can buy his books and software for creating simulations online.
Let's explore one of the simulations done for the TGDA.
Training nearly 6000 people to fly or maintain over 400 very expensive aircraft is complicated.
Beginning pilots can only fly during good weather, so you need to be able to account for changes in the seasons so that up-and-coming Top Gunners can practice flying in good weather so they don't crash a several million pound aircraft.
And, there are only so many instructors qualified to train pilots, so you've got to make sure that you keep a proper instructor to student ratio.
Then, of course, there are many bases to deal with - something like 32 bases scattered around the UK are responsible for training pilots.
TGDA developed a simulation used by all bases in the United Kingdom that allows them holistically plan and stick resources like instructors, aircraft and operational personnel at the right base, at the right time for their particular training - whether it's a fast jet, a helicopter or multi-engine aircraft.Training pilots is a complex process where, if you screw up, well, bluntly, you could end up with too few pilots in 2015 to fight a war and win. Commanders prefer winning, because losing means people die. Business leaders make stressful decisions that can make or lose millions; Commanders make stressful decisions that can save or kill hundreds or thousands of people.
War is not a game, but the military are big users of simulation games to practice before they send young men and women into danger.
Why is a simulation of TGDA's training pipeline necessary? It allows them to forecast more accurately and quickly run scenarios in a synthetic environment where, if you screw up, your pilot does not crash an expensive plane and die. It's really just that simple.
2006 - The Tipping Point for Simulation Science
Selling Simulation Science
What is Simulation Science?
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