A New Credibility Assessment Framework for Training Simulators

To solve the issues in credibility assessment for training simulators such as the afterthought assessment, both human-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop simulation, a new credibility assessment framework for training simulators is presented comprehensively. An overview of representative credibility assessment methodologies for training simulators is summarized and the problems which including the complex tailoring process of existing credibility assessment framework and the one-sided assessment measurement are analyzed. Then, a new credibility assessment framework which comprises project processes, technical processes and information artifacts is developed. Different evaluation perspectives including system function evaluation, system performance evaluation, sense fidelity evaluation and training effectiveness evaluation are considered in technical processes. Finally, an application case is given to demonstrate how to use the framework proposed to assess the credibility of training simulators.