1、continuedTECHNICAL PAPER ABSTRACTS:Experience with Distributed TestingJ.Michael Barton,Ph.D.U.S.Army Developmental Test Command and Science Applications International Corporation,Aberdeen Proving Ground,MarylandDarrell BenchTrideum Corporation,Havre de Grace,MarylandCharles R.GibbsRedstone Technical
2、 Test Center,Redstone Arsenal,AlabamaDistributed testing has been in development in U.S.Army test and evaluation for more than10 years.The impetus comes from the requirement to test systems-of-systems,particularly theFuture Combat Systems,but any network-centric program will produce the same require
3、ment.The technology to realize distributed testing arises from the modeling and simulation programknown as the Virtual Proving Ground.Beginning with constructive simulations,non-real-time systems and dial-up communications,the capability has evolved to a fully networked col-lection of test centers,s
4、imulations,laboratories,live platforms,protocols,processes and person-nel that can provide the operationally realistic environment for evaluating test articles.Thenatural extension to a joint mission environment test capability is demonstrated,and resultsare presented to delineate lessons learned,cu