Anti-aircraft artillery simulator

• Published in: IEEE aerospace and electronic systems magazine Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 26 - 30
• Main Authors: Pantazi, A., Papadopoulos, A., Varsamou, M., Papandreou, N., Savvopoulos, P., Antonakopoulos, T., Makios, V.
• Format: Magazine Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.05.2004; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Aerospace simulation; Air defense; Aircraft; Aircraft components; Artillery; Azimuth; Carbon capture and storage; Centralized control; Computer simulation; Computer vision; Digital signal processing; Electronic systems; Graphics; Mountains; Multimedia; Real time systems; Regional; Weapons
• ISSN: 0885-8985; 1557-959X
• DOI: 10.1109/MAES.2004.1301223

Air defense systems protect land and maritime resources from air attack. Depending on the regional characteristics and type of conflicting forces, air defense threats vary considerably. In regional conflicts, where forces with similar capabilities are involved and no air-superiority can be achieved, the role of air defense systems becomes critical. In combat terrains containing mountains (in mainland or in small islands), the man-operated or computer-controlled (using passive sensors) anti-aircraft artillery can be highly effective. The simulator presented in this work aims to exploit the capabilities provided by current commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) communication and multimedia technologies for providing a training environment that improves the personnel capability for effective use of man-controlled anti-aircraft weapons.