SMS Defence Solutions has developed a number of OTHR training simulators, aimed at
training OTHR operators and Air Defence Operators at the Region Operations Centres (EASTROC and NORTHROC).
SMS Defence Solutions's OTHR Simulator provides a high-fidelity emulation of either a standalone OTHR or
a network of linked OTHRs. The overall performance characteristics of the OTHR network are highly
configurable and are able to be 'tuned' to emulate a range of current in-service or planned new systems.
Tasking is achieved through a single interactive Graphical User Interface (GUI), allowing a
single operator to easily manage the simulated operation of a network of OTHRs. Targets are
created and managed either locally (using built-in scenario editing and management functionality)
or remotely via a DIS interface.
Performance is able to be realistically affected by altering environmental conditions, such as
meteor showers, lightning, Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) and a range of varying ionospheric
propagation conditions.
OTHRSim Simulates Multiple OTHRs in a Single Simulation
OTHRSim Generates Realistic OTHR Tracks
Target entity data is received via an IEEE 1278 DIS-compliant interface.
Entity data is able to be overlayed on a geographic display to aide in setting up radar tasking if required.
Tracks are realistically generated based on target, environmental and radar
tasking characteristics. Track reports are generated in both Link-16 (TADIL-J)
and OTHT-Gold formats. The Link-16 interface has been validated against both
Air Defence
Systems Integrator (ADSI®) by Ultra Electronics,
and the Multi Source Correlator Tracker (MSCT®), by
Raytheon Solipsys.
SMS Defence Solutions's Link-16 interface was used to provide the EASTROC with TAAATS data
for two years. The current supported data link message library is extensible
through a maintainable data dictionary.
OTHRSim is a PC-based application running under either Unix or Windows.
The GUI components have been developed in Java.
OTHRSim Link Connection Manager