Mr. Marc Palmarini Profile

Marc Palmarini

at Onix Integration Inc

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Proceedings Article | 13 August 2004 Paper

Integrated development of light armored vehicles based on wargaming simulators

Marc Palmarini, John Rapanotti

Proceedings Volume 5423, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.542201

KEYWORDS: Radar, Sensors, Computer simulations, Reconnaissance, Analytical research, Systems modeling, Modeling, Acoustics, Computing systems, Weapons

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Vehicles are evolving into vehicle networks through improved sensors, computers and communications. Unless carefully planned, these complex systems can result in excessive crew workload and difficulty in optimizing the use of the vehicle. To overcome these problems, a war-gaming simulator is being developed as a common platform to integrate contributions from three different groups. The simulator, OneSAF, is used to integrate simplified models of technology and natural phenomena from scientists and engineers with tactics and doctrine from the military and analyzed in detail by operations analysts. This approach ensures the modelling of processes known to be important regardless of the level of information available about the system. Vehicle survivability can be improved as well with better sensors, computers and countermeasures to detect and avoid or destroy threats. To improve threat detection and reliability, Defensive Aids Suite (DAS) designs are based on three complementary sensor technologies including: acoustics, visible and infrared optics and radar. Both active armour and softkill countermeasures are considered. In a typical scenario, a search radar, providing continuous hemispherical coverage, detects and classifies the threat and cues a tracking radar. Data from the tracking radar is processed and an explosive grenade is launched to destroy or deflect the threat. The angle of attack and velocity from the search radar can be used by the soft-kill system to carry out an infrared search and track or an illuminated range-gated scan for the threat platform. Upon detection, obscuration, countermanoeuvres and counterfire can be used against the threat. The sensor suite is completed by acoustic detection of muzzle blast and shock waves. Automation and networking at the platoon level contribute to improved vehicle survivability. Sensor data fusion is essential in avoiding catastrophic failure of the DAS. The modular DAS components can be used with Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) variants including: armoured personnel carriers and direct-fire support vehicles. OneSAF will be used to assess the performance of these DAS-equipped vehicles on a virtual battlefield.

Proceedings Article | 4 September 2003 Paper

ModSAF-based development of operational requirements for light armored vehicles

John Rapanotti, Marc Palmarini

Proceedings Volume 5091, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.486855

KEYWORDS: Missiles, Sensors, Infrared imaging, Radar, Systems modeling, Infrared radiation, Modeling, Defense and security, Computing systems, Data modeling

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Light Armoured Vehicles (LAVs) are being developed to meet the modern requirements of rapid deployment and operations other than war. To achieve these requirements, passive armour is minimized and survivability depends more on sensors, computers, countermeasures and communications to detect and avoid threats. The performance, reliability, and ultimately the cost of these systems, will be determined by the technology trends and the rates at which they mature. Defining vehicle requirements will depend upon an accurate assessment of these trends over a longer term than was previously needed. Modelling and simulation are being developed to study these long-term trends and how they contribute to establishing vehicle requirements. ModSAF is being developed for research and development, in addition to the original requirement of Simulation and Modelling for Acquisition, Rehearsal, Requirements and Training (SMARRT), and is becoming useful as a means for transferring technology to other users, researchers and contractors. This procedure eliminates the need to construct ad hoc models and databases. The integration of various technologies into a Defensive Aids Suite (DAS) can be designed and analyzed by combining field trials and laboratory data with modelling and simulation. ModSAF (Modular Semi-Automated Forces,) is used to construct the virtual battlefield and, through scripted input files, a "fixed battle" approach is used to define and implement contributions from three different sources. These contributions include: models of technology and natural phenomena from scientists and engineers, tactics and doctrine from the military and detailed analyses from operations research. This approach ensures the modelling of processes known to be important regardless of the level of information available about the system. Survivability of DAS-equipped vehicles based on future and foreign technology can be investigated by ModSAF and assessed relative to a test vehicle. A vehicle can be modelled phenomenologically until more information is available. These concepts and approach will be discussed in the paper.

Proceedings Article | 6 August 2002 Paper

New computer and communications environments for light armored vehicles

John Rapanotti, Marc Palmarini, Marc Dumont

Proceedings Volume 4741, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478706

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telecommunications, Operating systems, Laser countermeasures, Computing systems, Spatial resolution, Infrared signatures, Radar, Firearms, Infrared sensors

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2002 Paper

Developing Defensive Aids Suite technology on a virtual battlefield

John Rapanotti, Annie DeMontigny-Leboeuf, Marc Palmarini, Andre Cantin

Proceedings Volume 4716, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474910

KEYWORDS: Missiles, Systems modeling, Laser countermeasures, Sensors, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Weapons, MATLAB, Spatial resolution, Rockets, Firearms

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2001 Paper

Assessing the effectiveness of Defensive Aids Suite technology

John Rapanotti, Annie DeMontigny-Leboeuf, Marc Palmarini, Andre Cantin

Proceedings Volume 4367, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.440051

KEYWORDS: Missiles, Systems modeling, Sensors, Laser countermeasures, Analytical research, Modeling and simulation, MATLAB, Defense and security, Data modeling, Weapons

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