Performance and Integration Evaluation for Combat Systems (PIECS) Modelling and Analysis Environment: An approach to support reducing combat system design risks

Space, Weight and Power-Cooling (SWaP-C) are major design concerns for resource constrained platforms. With modern combat system designs increasing in complexity., approaches that provide early insight into design choice impacts becomes important and critical for design and risk mitigation efforts. In response to this and an identified modelling and analysis capability gap for combat system integration and performance evaluation., DST Group has developed a new type of measurement-based modelling and analysis environment. Built on an approach of constructing the actual system computing infrastructure and deploying models representing application behaviours., measurement-based analysis can provide for early insight in integration and performance risks associated with combat system design choices. Furthermore, this approach provides insight earlier and at a higher fidelity than traditional modelling approaches.