Our instrumentation equipment, which is mounted on soldiers, vehicles and helicopters, provides real-time tracking of participant positions and weapons events. Our advanced equipment is designed to be transparent in size, small and lightweight for increased realism. Typical instrumentation components include:

• Manworn vests or harnesses (desired characteristics: lightweight, ergonomically acceptable, low battery usage, rugged)
• Vehicle equipment (desired characteristics: easy to issue and install, no permanent modifications to host vehicle, no interference with platform operation)
• Air-platform equipment (desired characteristics: flight worthy, small, provide appropriate weapon interaction with ground targets or live instrumented players)

Instrumentation often plays a key role in the realistic simulation of weapons events -- both direct and indirect fire-- including Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) weapons. Instrumentation can also be used to generate battlefields sounds or weapons cues, adjust the probability of the "kill" based on defensive posture, store data when communications are down, etc.

Cubic's systems today can simulate area weapons effects, provide simulated casualty card and vehicle damage information to the participants, determine the proper use of NBC masks, and monitor the exercise for possible cheating.

Basic outdoor locations are determined by GPS technology, while indoor locations for dismounted soldiers use other techniques. A battlefield compatible RF link is used to communicate with a central Exercise Control (EXCON) facility for real-time tracking and control. Variations of participant instrumentation provide additional sensors, such as standing or prone status. It also has the capability to determine if the participant is in wooded or open areas.