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Author Dobbins, T.1, Pett, M.2, Meir, C.2, Follows, J.2, Howe, S.2, Churchill, G.2, Grosvenor-Collis, H.2 & Carr, S.2 |
| Abstract To assess the potential usability and crew workload of a future Armoured Fighting Vehicle, a simulator was required to replicate the platform functionality. Specifically, the simulator required validation to ensure that the test data gathered was valid for the system requirement compliance process. With no real vehicle, the validation was based on the platform system model (SysML) that is recognised as the system Single Source of Truth. As the simulator, built using Unreal Engine software, is developed to replicate the SysML, the validation process was to review the simulator functionality against the SysML component parts, and the ability to complete the SysML use cases with the appropriate level of ‘flow’ where the usability and workload aspects can be assessed. This validation methodology successfully allowed the functional design of the future AFV to be completed early in the design process and reduce future risk to the programme. |
