Sim Box

StackFrame has successfully completed Phase I of the DARPA-sponsored 'Simulation Center in a Box' Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program. And as a result, StackFrame has been awarded Phase II of the SBIR, which will begin in early Spring 2010.

StackFrame's distinctive qualifications have allowed for the development of a portable, compact, and easily deployable simulation networking solution that efficaciously address the objectives of the SimBox SBIR.

During Phase I, StackFrame demonstrated its preliminary software implementation in support of SimBox. The demonstration included node discovery, node configuration, node deployment, and node configuration management from a centralized workstation across a wireless network. Thus vastly reducing the manpower requirements and effort normally associated with these tasks.

A second capability was demonstrated that supports the installation, configuration, and execution of a simulation exercise from a central workstation. The US Army's OneSAF simulation was utilized in support of the demonstration and thereby providing up to a Maneuver Battalion level training exercise.

And finally, a third capability was introduced to reduce the set-up time for military exercises. A prototype of a Battle Command System-to-Simulation mapping tool was developed during Phase I. The objective of this mapping tool is to automate the mapping process between real, live military training units with the simulated units. Currently a manual and time consuming process, the mapping tool will expedite this necessary, but arduous task that provides Battle Command System communications between the live and simulated organizations.

StackFrame's expertise in IT and simulation technology have led to the award of Phase II of this SBIR. StackFrame will develop and commercialize the protoypes demonstrated in Phase I and transform the concept of SimBox into the MobileSimCenter© during Phase II.