Guided anti-tank missile control training simulator design via object-oriented modelling

A PC platform based training simulator for personnel on anti-tank guided missile (ATOM) systems has been designed and implemented as a complex system which is controlled by instructor-trainee interaction. It makes use of object oriented simulation modelling, a 6 DOF missile model and mask modelling of terrain and weather conditions. To cope with the system complexity, both a modular design of the system and its subsystems is adopted, and an object-oriented programming is applied. A fully elaborated set of compatible models and respective software implementations for missile and moving ground target involving their interrelated kinematics has been developed. An appropriate user-system interface has been designed to enhance instructor-trainee co-operation. It is aimed both for simulation studies of anti-tank combat (ATC) using command-to-line-of-sight (CLOS) guided missiles and for training operators of such systems. An implemented hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) element in the system is the real guidance system. Sample results for an experimental session with real-world data and situation are given.