Texas Instruments Contributed Session

TD04.1 BroadCAST - ARSI Combat Development Environment Project David R. Durda, Robert R. Koury --- US Army TRADOC Analysis Ctr., Simulations Division, WSMR, NM 88002-5502, (durdad@trac.wsmr.army.mil)

The TRADOC Analysis Center at White Sands Missile Range has entered¨ into a joint effort with an industry partner, the Defense Systems¨ and Electronics Group of Texas Instruments, Inc. to build analytic¨ tools and interfaces to utilize BroadCAST, a DIS compliant version¨ of the CASTFOREM combat simulation model with Texas Instruments'¨ ARPA Reconfigurable Simulator Initiative manned simulator, ARSI...

TD04.2 A Discriminating View of History William F. Mann, Kenneth W. Bauer, Jr. --- Texas Instruments, Defense Systems/Electronics, 6600 Chase Oaks Blvd., MS 8446, Plano, TX 75023 , (wfm3@ti.com)

Which factor in combat has the greatest effect? The technological¨ advantage, or sheer numbers, or perhaps the will of the soldiers? We¨ attempt to identify those factors that determine if an attacking¨ force is going to win a battle. Fifty desert battles are analyzed¨ from the 1967 Six Day War and the 1973 October War using the US¨ Army's Concepts Analysis Agency's Land Warfare database...

TD04.3 Three Dimensional Line of Sight Modeling Julie S. Wells --- Texas Instruments, Defense Systems/Electronics, 6600 Chase Oaks Blvd., MS 8446, Plano, TX 75023 , (wel2@msg.ti.com)

We discuss the development and use of a 3-dimensional line of sight¨ model with both military and commercial applicability.