Our Difference – Our Technology

BreakAway Ltd, leverages technologies originally created for its diverse customers’ needs to provide advanced modeling, simulation, and 3D visualization tools across multiple markets.

Since 1998 when BreakAway was instrumental in development of the computerized version of ‘Entropy Based Warfare’ for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, we have emerged as an industry leader in the development of DoD wargaming and training support applications that utilize both constructive (2D) and virtual (3D) visualization engines.

Our core technology expertise creating and using the following tools has led to the development of mosbe, the first PC-based desktop development studio created to let users design and deploy their own 3D simulations.

Battlefield Environment Generator

Generates accurate 3D terrain from GIS DEM data including representation of roads & rivers

Add ground objects (trees, rocks, etc.), buildings, and vehicles to environment

“Paint” terrain to represent various terrain features

Create and modify specifications for weapons, shells, planes, ships, ground vehicles, and buildings

Graphics Engine

High-speed 3D display of terrain environment, vehicles, weapons, and munitions
Flexible special effects engine for display of smoke, fire, explosions, etc.
2D map system, with zoom and scroll
Create accurate representations of fog, haze, weather, shadows, sun, moon, stars, sunrise and sunset through a 24-hour cycle
3rd person or 1st person view

Physics Engine

Models Newtonian physics (linear and angular acceleration, velocity, and momentum) of vehicles and munitions.
Models flight physics for planes, helicopters, and spacecraft.
Models ground vehicle suspension systems
Supports high-resolution collision detection between physical objects
Damage accumulation to objects hit by munitions
Accurate, high-speed terrain LOS determination
Simulation of radar

Artificial Intelligence Engine

Script-based interpretation of unit commands.
Behavior-based AI state machine for each Independent AI agent
Time-distributed queuing of complex AI calculations to minimize CPU overhead
ound object and terrain avoidance AI
Flexible and realistic unit formation holding AI
Target identification and weapon firing AI
Representation of C4ISR

Simulation Engines

Physical environment simulations
Vehicle modeling (ground, air, naval, and space)
Realistic flight and driving models
Queuing and pathing engines
Network modeling integrated with full simulations
Sensor modeling (line of sight, multi-spectral, all sensor types)
Political Will/Psychological Operations models
Experience modeling Operations Other Than War
Modeling of industrial operations, logistics, distribution, deployment, and transportation

Trex™

Generates accurate, synthetic urban environments within 24 hours using satellite data.
Create tactical simulations for en-route training that can be played on a consumer off the shelf XBOX console.
Cost effective tactical planning and terrain familiarization when relevant satellite data is available.

Crate™

Robust, extensible, high speed 3D image generation library capable
Uses DEM and multi-beam sonar data to generate geospatially accurate, highly detailed visual simulations of 3D aquatic environments in as little as 2 hours.
Simulates humans and sea life
Features pixel shading, physically accurate light frequency attenuation, accurate rigid body physics models, and script-based addition of animate and inanimate actors.