Behaviour Modelling of Computer-Generated-Forces in Beyond-Visual-Range Air Combat

Fabian Reinisch, Michael Strohal, Peter Stütz

2022

Abstract

Beyond-visual-range (BVR) engagements are getting more and more frequent in modern air combat. One of the key challenges for pilots here is manoeuvre planning, which reflects their decision-making capacity and can determinate success or failure. To ensure pilot training employing virtual BVR air combat simulations yields success, high accuracy levels of the computer-generated forces (CGFs) are essential. To achieve this, it is substantial to not only replicate and simulate the physical properties of the entities to a sufficient degree, but also to provide them with a close-to-human-like behaviour. In this paper, we propose a general concept to tackle these challenges: First, we introduce flight motion dynamic models (aircraft, missiles, chaff) as well as a jammer. Then, we analyse the workflow of a typical beyond-visual-range air combat engagement, separating it into attack, self-defence and decide. Within this context, we introduce Behaviour Trees as a method to model these tasks and explain its benefits. Further plans include the verification and validation of the CGF behaviour within future experimental campaigns that consist of human-controlled opponent aircrafts (pilots) flying against the CGFs. Finally, we provide an outlook to future work in where we intent to employ reinforcement learning for tasks containing many degrees of freedom.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Reinisch F., Strohal M. and Stütz P. (2022). Behaviour Modelling of Computer-Generated-Forces in Beyond-Visual-Range Air Combat. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH, ISBN 978-989-758-578-4, pages 327-335. DOI: 10.5220/0011306600003274

in Bibtex Style

@conference{simultech22,
author={Fabian Reinisch and Michael Strohal and Peter Stütz},
title={Behaviour Modelling of Computer-Generated-Forces in Beyond-Visual-Range Air Combat},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,},
year={2022},
pages={327-335},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011306600003274},
isbn={978-989-758-578-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,
TI - Behaviour Modelling of Computer-Generated-Forces in Beyond-Visual-Range Air Combat
SN - 978-989-758-578-4
AU - Reinisch F.
AU - Strohal M.
AU - Stütz P.
PY - 2022
SP - 327
EP - 335
DO - 10.5220/0011306600003274