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1. Altitude Enter the height of the platform above the terrain For ground objects leave this set to zero This is generally relevant to airborne platforms A new altitude can be entered for each way point so aircarft can be made to take off climb descend or land Speed Enter the speed for this way point segment A new speed can be entered for each segment between way points This specifies the speed from the current way point to the next if there is one A different entry will display if another Entry Mode is selected Back Jumps back to the previous dialog Cancel Aborts this path entry The method for accepting each way point depends on the Entry Method For the Click Map methods the way point is entered by clicking the map For the Manual method the way point is accepted by clicking the Next button that appears in that mode After entering the way point a window for entering the next way point if any or completing the path appears as shown in figure 18 H Set Position Way Points As Explich Postion or Path z Way Polmd 1 Coordinates From H 7 3 Rn E83 Km Alt 0 Moles To 10 4 Rim ELIEN AN 0 Moters 6 Degreas Heading 232 Time 0200 18 36 DMH MS g Speed Kmm Click next way point on map ar Done Bens c fy Figure 18 Dialog window for entering next way point 14 Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher Again enter the next way point according to the previously selected met2. Figure 32 Misc Right Panel Options Hide Paths This button will hide all of the paths currently visible on the map Navigation Controls Quick access navigation controls are listed on the bottom of the control panel Zoom ln This button allows the user to zoom in on the map Zooming in displays different level of details For example road and terrain information may appear at closer zoom levels that was not visible at the default view Zoom Out This button will allow the user to zoom out on the map Preview Moves Opens the menu for previewing the moves as set up on the map Start Time Start time of the simulation preview End Time End time of the simulation preview Speed The speed at which the simulation preview will take to process Play Begins to play the simulation preview Stop Ends the simulation preview Run Sim Begins to run the simulation A progress bar will appear to visualize the remaining time Following the simulation the user will be presented with the resulting summary of the simulation 3D Visual This option will load the 3D visual which is based on the 2D simulation Directional Controls lt v gt Pressing these buttons will allow the user to navigate pan around the map Exit This option will exit Composer 22
3. vs Time Comms Traffic Received Source Relay vs Time Comms Traffic Corrupted vs Time Comms Traffic Waiting in Queues vs Time Mean Routing Latency vs Time Vehicles Moving vs Time Histogram Vehicle Way Points vs Time Histogram Run a Script Opens a directory search in which the user can locate and run a script for Composer typically BAT filetypes Run from Auto Script Opens a direction search in which the user can locate and run an auto script for Composer typically in an XML file type Emitter Coverage Contour Opens a menu to plot emitter coverage contours Select a radio from the list Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher Plot Emitter Coverage Contour Select a Radio i lt gt Propagation Radio lt gt Signal Strength Notional Receiver Height Meters above terrain To File Q Show Emitter Coverage Contour Cancel Figure 11 Plot Emitter Coverage Contour Menu Radio Organize by Propagation or Signal Strength Set the Notional Receiver Height in the field below the list Show Emitter Coverage Contour Plots the Emitter Coverage Contour Point to Point Propagation Opens a two column dialogue box featuring a list of transmitters and receivers to select From and To Distance Propagation Loss dB and Signal Strength dBm meter 2 information list will fill in upon selection from the list Select Profile when complete Point to Point Propagation Transmitter Receiver From D
4. Opens a menu for adding Comms Traffic Platforms ad Eat Hide Paths Fanm_in Figure 29 Add New Comms Traffic IER The list of required fields for adding Comms Traffic 20 Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher Add Comms Traffic IER Start Time _ dhms End Time Kind Source Destination Arrival Period _ Seconds Msg Duration L Seconds DataRates KBytes S Cane Figure 30 Menu for adding Comms Traffic Start Time Field for entering the start time in D H M S End Time Field for entering the end time in D H M S Kind Select a type from the drop down menu to the right of the field Source Select a type from the drop down menu to the right of the field Destination Select a type from the drop down menu to the right of the field Arrival Period Field for entering the arrival period in seconds Msg Duration Field for entering the message duration in seconds Data Rate Field for entering the data rate in Kbytes S Edit Opens a menu for editing IER Traffic a S 3Glendale Key a Hide Paths AAMIR 1 Figure 31 Edit New Comms Traffic In the menu you can select an IER and choose to edit it only if one has been created previously Other Options Other options are also located on the bottom of the control panel as seen below 21 Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher Hide Paths Preview Moves 3D Visual a aga Et
5. being edited 16 Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher From this window you can change the platform s type the color of its path display on the map edit or add attribute values toggle its display status edit way point values or view and edit any radios attached to it Radios This section discusses controls for adding and editing radios Add Opens a menu for adding a radio Mouse identifies Pa ns Add Radios Figure 22 The Add Radios Button is on the Right panel Add Radio Platform Name Type SubNet WireComet L Other Radio Attributes Hint lt Adjust Parametera gt Ca Figure 23 Window for adding radios Platform Field for designating the platform the radio will be assigned to Note the 17 Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher Platforms button on the right will reveal a list of options from preexisting platforms See Figure 24 Add Radio Platform Pithrm 197128 197128 Name Radio0004 lt Adjust Parametera gt Pltirm 197 130 Pltfrm 497 129 Pitinm 197128 Pittem 197127 Pltirm 9714o Pltirm S7 148 Pitinm 97 141 Pitinm 97 138 Pitinm 97137 Pitinm 97135 Pitirm 97 134 Figure 24 drop down window for selecting existing platform Name Field for entering in the name of your radio Type Field for designating the type of radio The models button will present a menu for type selection SubNet Field for entering a SubNet The Ch
6. IER from a list Propagation Params Allows the user to edit propagation parameters Edit Propagation Params Sgm 105000 Eps 5 ON00de Refrac Ea Confid Rel 0 aadi Polar Climate Ta Humidity Sunspots h mim OH_Prop Model Figure 7 Edit Propagation Parameters Window Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher VIEW Coordinate Units Allows the user to change the coordinate units of the map The options are e Kilometers Miles Nautical Miles Degrees Minutes Seconds Latitude Longitude Fract Deg Latitude Longitude Hide Show Grids Toggles the coordinate grid on and off Hide Show All Paths Toggles the paths displayed on the map on and off Filter Tracks Allows a user to filter displayed tracks based on a time period within the simulation View Last Results Displays the Results Summary window from the most recently run simulation Results Summary ENDING TIME 0 0 1 1 001 61 001 Secs Radio Results 0 Radios 0 Groups 1 Kinds Total Messages Requested 0 Total MBytes Requested 0 Total Messages Generated 0 Total MBytes Generated 0 Total Messages Transmitted 0 Total Valid Messages Received at Destinations 0 Total Corrupted Messages Received at Destinations 0 Total MBytes Transmitted 0 Total Valid MBytes Received at Destinations 0 Total Corrupted MBytes Received at Destinations 0 Total Messages Dropped 0 Aggregate Transfer Rate 0 MB Sec Mean Transfer La
7. II HI IV Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher COMPOSER User Manual June 2009 COMPOSER Contents Core SrO ia deswuics E Pg 1 The Map TMC ACG sie ic che ssc cnticcsscassasueecssuasicantasccncesews Pg 2 Toolbar WIGUUS sc encacecievsseewcacesscuonseseaneusesntyssaseceqsen secs Pg 3 Right Hand Tool Panel Menus5 cccccccccccccccesecs Pg 11 Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher Getting Started To get started run COMPOSER exe It will open the main interface See Fig 7 COMPOSER v5 01 1 Choose Map _tesciat Cptcon select Map 1eme seam 2 Mission Scenario or Load Scenario Figure 1 The COMPOSER main interface The available options are e Select Map Opens a dialogue to select a map e New Mission Creates a blank mission and opens the map screen e Load Scenario Opens a dialogue to select a prebuilt scenario e Special Options These are for advanced users Special Options Run from Auto Script Create New Map Figure 2 The Special Options Drop Down Menu o Run from Auto Script Opens a dialogue to navigate to a custom script to run Create New Map Opens a wizard to guide you through the process for creating and importing a new map See Figure 6 Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher The Map Interface After setting up these options the map interface is displayed There are two main areas to start the Toolbar menus at the top and the
8. Right Hand Tool Panel File Edit View Tools Mouse Helg Mouse Identifiea Pang aa Ea Traff Eat Sra Hida Patha Figure 3 The Main Map Interface Toolbar Menus The following is a breakdown of all the tools that are accessible through the tool bars at the top of the Composer GUI FILE New Scenario Displays the startup screen for the user to begin a new scenario Import Scenario s Allows the user to import a saved scenario into the current scenario Load Alternate Map Allows the user to swap the map used in the scenario Save Scenario Prompts the user to save the current scenario in the default directory Take Snap Shot Takes a screen capture of the Composer program It saves a ppm file to the default directory Composer _X XX support files Preferences Allows the user to edit preferences Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher The user can choose the coordinate system Click the current system to view a drop down menu The choices are e Degrees Latitude Longitude e Map Relative Meters You can also change the color of the icons Click on the current color to view a drop down menu with alternative color choices The choices are Black White Light Gray Dark Gray Violet Blue Yellow Orange Edit Preferences Save Coordinates Degrees Lat Lon Icons Color Black Figure 4 The Edit Preferences Window Exit Exits the Application Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Bo
9. annels button will present a list of channels to be entered as the SubNet Wire Connect Field for entering the wired connection The Radios button will present a list of radios to be selected See Figure 25 Add Radio Platform IP ithem 197 122 Name Radi off04 Type tw Dasasie SubNet ent Channels Wire Connect i Hint lt Adjust Parameter 18 Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher Figure 25 drop down window for selecting a radio type Other Radio Attributes Opens a new menu for adding additional attributes to radios Add Radio Piatform tr Name z Attributes Type SubNet Wire Connec O Figure 26 The menu for adding additional radio attributes OK Completes the radio addition Edit Opens a menu for editing your existing list of radios Mouse Identifies Pans Edit Radios Figure 27 The Add Radios Button is on the Right panel Select a radio from the list Once selected you may Edit or Delete a radio Edit The edit option opens a menu for adjusting the settings of a previously added radio This menu is similar to that when adding a new radio Delete Deletes a radio from the list and the map 19 Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher Edit Radio Select a Radio to edit Radio Radi e002 Figure 28 Edit Radios Menu Communication Traffic This section discusses controls for adding and editing Communication Traffic Add
10. hen prompts the user to compress the final map image Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher Es n ies es aT Terrain Map Creator a Step 1 pe Tom ardcrniing mag SU WA bedi ghp hiai pia wab bisis ba Dail Dibi ia hin ivory la p meias gol BI eee pitaken pa Mipsis piw HEES aad Gii fop Cee lita Eai This tec will gabia pew throegh a bathin of thapa lo fiat a bapannpr Briag prua iniy ies tnt bom taigan mapia free eek Glas Deng ce She map mil fhe HEE pred ad Gh ceil er aed ge Tessin iri rig Ne de bija R a baddy b give poet tae map d daigai Aam b aling Ba mah LAT ga ed H ih biha H hh Eph in the dutane Ga Tirah enter a onique name ter your mag m hades Moptemet fT pcre aioe Then ait nt of GIMP When you are ready click CONTINUE betton below Mortem Gewdary Sapo men some Compur a image Campana Tesa b O OT a a tne si sees tonin C Jare Figure 6 The Terrain Map Creator Process Enter New IERs Opens the Add Comms Traffic window which is also accessible through the Comms Traff gt Add option on the right side panel See the section on Communication Traffic in the Right Hand Tool Panel documentation See Figure 30 Edit IERs Displays the Edit IER Traffic window It allows one to select an IER from a list See the section on Communication Traffic in the Right Hand Tool Panel documentation Delete IERs Displays the Edit IER Traffic window It allows one to select an
11. hod When done entering all the way points for a platform path then click the Done button at the bottom Editing Existing Platforms To edit information about an existing platform click the Platforms Edit button as show in figure 19 below Edit Platform Figure 19 Button on top right front panel for editing platform information 15 Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher Edit This button opens a window for editing platform information as shown in figure 20 Edit Platform Way Points Select a Piatiorm to edit Platform Time a Kind Disp lt P Show Hice Figure 20 Window for selecting platform to edit Select a platform to edit from the list Platforms are listed by name start time number of tracks kind and display status You can select a platform and then press the Edit button Or you can double click the platform entry Once selected you can also Delete or just Hide its display by clicking the appropriate button or toggle respectively on the bottom ledger You can also Hide all paths and then turn on just specific ones Once you select a platform to edit you get the following dialog window shown in figure 21 You can also get to this same window by double clicking on any vertex of a platform s path Edit WayPoints Platform AlhpaBravo Select a waypoint below O mae Pat ton Figure 21 Window for editing platform to information The top of this window shows the name of the platform
12. istance Propagation Loss dB Signal Strength dBm meter 2 Figure 12 Point to Point Propagation Menu 10 Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher MOUSE Opens the drop down menu that presents different mouse control types The current state of mouse control is featured in blue on the top right of the main interface Mouse Identifies Pans Ident Edit Waypts or Pa 1 Drag Waypts Drag Whole Tracks 4 Terrain Elev Sample Terrain Profile Graphs 4 Propagation Coverage The blue text shows the Mouse state that you re currently in Figure 13 The mouse menu opens a number of options for navigating the viewport The blue text shows what state the mouse is currently in Ident Edit Way Points or Pan Changes the mouse control type to identify editing way points and or panning around the map clicking anywhere else on the map will allow the user to pan with the mouse Drag Waypoints Changes the mouse control type to be able to drag way points around the map Drag Whole Tracks Changes the mouse control type to drag whole tracks around the map Terrain Elev Sample The mouse samples the terrain from the selected area Terrain Profile Graphs The mouse profiles the terrain as graphed data when selected Propagation Coverage The mouse will show propagation coverage when an area is Selected HELP Opens the drop down menu for options regarding Help 11 Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher Ab
13. map TOOLS Opens the drop down menu for options regarding the various tools of Composer Options This option appeared to be currently disabled Play Tracks Opens the menu for previewing moves This option is also available on the control panel under Preview Moves Preview Moves Start Time Ene ane Speed p OX 1 200x Figure 9 The Play Tracks menu with Play Stop and Close commands Start Time Start time of the simulation preview End Time End time of the simulation preview Speed The speed at which the simulation preview will take to process Play Begins to play the simulation preview Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher Stop Ends the simulation preview Plot Results Opens an additional drop down menu for plotting the results of a simulation on a graph 0 xi regate Comms Source Traffic Requested Vs Tim 8 000000e 00 6 000000e 00 4 0000000e 00 2 000000e 00 0 000000e 00 O ON a WX 2 0000006 00 4 000000e 00 6 000000e 00 8 0000006 00 eujen ee i 0 4 0 6 Time Minutes Figure 10 An example of the graph interface which can be changes with the following options The following are different methods of plotting the information on a graph Comms Traffic Requested vs Time Comms Traffic Transmitted vs Time Comms Traffic Received at Destinations vs Time Comms Traffic Requested Source Relay vs Time Comms Traffic Transmitted Source Relay
14. out COMPOSER GUI Version v5 01 A tool for entering and editing scenarios Lockheed Martin ATL 2009 Contact chein atl lImco com Figure 14 About This Tool Dialogue Box About This Tool This dialogue box features the latest information regarding Composer s version number purpose developer and contact information Click Dismiss fo close Right Hand Tool Panel Menus Platforms This section discusses controls for adding and editing information about platforms with scenarios Platforms correspond to vehicles or sites that contain radios Vehicles may be ground air water etc example HumVee Multiple radios may be attached to a given platform Platforms have positions on the map such as latitude and longitude Adding New Platforms To add a new platform click the Platforms Add button as show in figure 15 below Moute Ideniitias Pans _ 1 Add Platform 4 Commstraff Figure 15 Button to add platform from top right panel Add This button opens the dialog window to add a new platform instance as shown in figure 16 below 12 Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher Add New Platform Name Location amp Way Point Type Figure 16 Add New Platform window The Add New Platform window contains the following items Name Enter unique name of the platform instance example Charlie Bravo Platform Type Select platform s type example Stryke
15. r The vehicle type specifies the object rendered in the visualizations such as the Mil Std 2525 Icons Location and Way Point Type Select the method for entering location and way point data from among the following choices Explicit The exact point or path on the map for the platform Corridor Rand Outlines an area of traffic flow It will generate numerous vehicles upon a single path One can generate a single path and have hundreds of vehicles generated to move along that path Area Rand Creates a box where the platform will move randomly within Enter Position or Way points Completes the first dialog and sequences to the next set of steps for entering coordinate information The next step is to enter the position or way points A fixed entity will have only an initial way point The second dialog is shown in figure 17 below Set Position Way Points As Explich Position or Path E E gt initial 1D Known Entry Method Click Map by Speed Start Time pi H M T Speos ean epee Es Mmh Enter start time peed and altitude i then click location on map Cc Eas Figure 17 Second dialog window for setting positions and way points The selected entry method is written under the title of the window In the case pictured it shows As explicit Position or Path The following are the items on the dialog Initial ID Known This toggle attribute is not currently
16. tency 0 Sec Std Dev 0 Peak Message Transfer Latency 0 Sec Mean Message Queue Length 0 MBytes Peak Message Queue Length 0 MBytes Figure 8 An example of a summary of plotted results Set Propagation Algorithm Allows the user to set the method for calculating the propagation The available options are e Distance Only 1 R 3 e Longley Rice Irregular Terrain Model e TIREM Propagation Coverage Animation Activates propagation coverage animation Propagation Animation Style Change the style of the propagation animation to be either smooth or by the grid of the map Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher Link Strength Animation Creates visual tries to any strength animation that is on screen Link Traffic Animation Creates visual tries to Traffic information that is on screen Enlarge Icons Increases the size of the icons on the map Reduce Icons Decreases the size of the icons on the map Display Elevation Image Displays the contour lines of the topographic map Remove Display Contour Map Overlay Removes the contour map overlay when active Toggles the contour lines of the topographic map on and off Disable Enable Tool tips Toggles tool tips on and off Tool tips allow a user to hover over an option with the mouse in order to receive information on what that option does Edit Viewing Properties Allows the user to chance the contour step amount and the color of the contour
17. ucher EDIT Enter New Channel Displays the Set Channel window Edit Existing Channel Displays the Edit Existing Channel window Through this window the user can choose an existing channel from a list to edit or delete One can also create a new channel from this window Both of these options bring the user to the Set Channel window Radio Type Definition Displays a reference window that allows the user to look up and compare specs on different radio types Select a radio from the list and then there are many different parameters that can be viewed See Figure 5 Radio Type WNW Figure 5 The Radio Type Definition Windows Undelete Platform Allows a user to bring back a deleted platform Edit WayPoints Allows a user to select a platform from a list to edit its way points This menu is also accessible through the Platforms gt Edit option on the right side panel as well as through double clicking a way point on the map See the section on Platforms in the Right Hand Tool Panel documentation Figure 20 Delete WayPoints Deletes selected waypoints Edit Map Setup Allows one to create a new custom map It uses the following steps e Prompts to create a name e Prompts to enter map coordinates in degrees to set up the north south east and west boundaries of the map e Directions on using step2 html and an image editing program to save the map are dis played here e t t
18. used by COMPOSER 13 Dr Frank Lee David Lally Evan Boucher It toggles whether the ID of the platform will be considered to be known by other entities at the start of the scenario It is usually used for adversary coalition or civilian entities and may affect simulated detection and automated responses in campaign simulations Entry Method Click to choose the method of entering coordinates from the following Click Map by Speed Set speed between each way point and click the map to enter positions Way point arrival time is automatically calculated based on speed and distance This is generally the fastest and easiest method Click Map by Time Set arrival time for each way point The speed is automatically calculated based on time and distance You must type a new arrival time and click a position on the map for each way point entered Each successive time must be later than the previous one Type Values Manually Enter the coordinates and times by typing them instead of clicking on the map This is useful when the way point coordinates have been supplied to the operator But it is generally the most tedious method The subsequent form boxes will change according to the entry method selected Start Time Enter the time when the platform first appears in the scenario Normally this is the start of the scenario which is time 0 or 0 00 00 00 Times can be entered in seconds from the start of the scenario or in Days Hours Minutes Seconds
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