Kronos

KRONOS Simulator

KRONOS is a reconfigurable platoon level 3D virtual tactical simulator.

KRONOS provides an environment where mounted or dismounted infantry, tank and antitank units can exercise their jobs in a team or as an individual in a realistically visualized world. Squad and platoon leaders and their subordinates can be trained how to cooperate in a combat. It also provides detailed functions for vehicles' crew members, especially for the gunners with highly realistic weapon characteristics.

Operation concept:

Trainees have dedicated PC workstations with a user interface specific to their vehicle and weapon system, that are controlled with joystick and keyboard.

During combat he can observe the surroundings through his prisms and binoculars just like in reality.

Shots and explosions can be seen in the terrain; realistic sound effects can be heard.

The operation of the modelled weapons and equipment requires the execution of every essential handling steps of the real weapons and equipment (not just a „shooting game”)

Vehicle crew and unit personnel can communicate with each other using an imitated radio network.

Using KRONOS the following training topics and team can be practiced:

firing instruction

tactics, combat service

logistics, (marches, ammunition resupply, ...)

UAV and helicopter recce

fire observer, fire support group

air liaison team, recon troops

other special teams

Simulated equipment:

Armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, e.g.: BTR-80, BTR-80/A, BRDM-2;

antitank missiles, e.g.: Fagot (Spigot), Metis (Saxhorn);

self-propelled antitank missile complexes, e.g.: Konkurs (Spandrel);

gun-howitzers, e.g.: D-20;

tanks, e.g.: T-72;

hand weapons, e.g.: AK47, RPG-7, hand grenades, IEDs

all-terrain utility vehicles;

civil and transport vehicles;

aircrafts, UAVs;

etc.

The visualization deals with

Editable terrain database: using standard digital maps combined with aerial/satellite photos from anywhere in the Earth

Urban areas with street furniture, interior of buildings

Equipment, military vehicles, photo realistic models (expandable model library) with their interiors

Main controlling instruments and indicators

Lifelike visualization of the optical devices

Realistically limited observation possibilities

Trajectory of fired projectiles and antitank missiles, muzzle flashes

Place of hits, explosions, impacts, flares; destruction, injury

Soldiers animation, hand signs

Uniform of 5 different nations

Visual effects

smoke screen

dust and smoke

sight of night vision goggles

illuminating projectiles

The physical modeling deals with:

Firing equipment operational characteristics

• controlling devices, feedback lamps

• rate of fire, speed of operations and operational constrains

• distance measuring, sight settings.

Projectile properties

• zeroing, controllability

• ballistics, correction factors, probability of hit/kill, dispersion

• antitank and destruction effect.

Stabilizer (tank), failures

Vehicle driving

• vision through prisms

• simplified driving with a joystick

• vehicle movement characteristic and dynamic effects

Meteorological effects

Sound and noise effects

KRONOS is HLA compliant (NETN FOM), installed on PC network environment without using expensive weapon and vehicle mockups.

KRONOS is a reconfigurable system. Different equipment can be simulated on the same hardware configuration and different units can use them after software reconfiguration.