An ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) Simulator on Smart Phones

As modern weapon systems become complex and expensive, there is an increasing need to predict the effectiveness of a new weapon system before the actual development. In this paper, we present an ASW (Anti Submarine Warfare) simulator to measure the effectiveness of a TAS (Towed Array Sonar) on smart phones. Our simulator is composed of Red and Blue submarine model, Environment model (i.e. sea) and Engagement model to simulate the underwater warfare realistically and to measure the effectiveness of a TAS accordingly. Web services have been developed to send simulation results to smart phone clients. According to the experiments we have conducted, only limited memory and battery have been consumed to simulate weapon systems on smart phones. Our work suggests that a smart phone can be is a viable device to simulate weapon systems, anytime and anywhere.