Supporting the Transfer of Simulation Technology

Abstract

The principal hurdle in transferring new ideas and techniques from the research arena into real-world Department of Defense applications comes from conflicts in the programming language requirements of the two groups involved-- simulation researchers and military analysts. This report proposes the development of a common-base programming system for military simulation--SERAS (System for Exploration, Research, and Applications in Simulation). The SERAS programming system is a prototyping tool, primarily targeted at simulation researchers. This report summarizes efforts in developing a plan for supporting the transfer of simulation technology and outlines a preliminary design of SERAS. It presents fundamental concepts in simulation and simulation programming; outlines concepts relevant to simulation from artificial intelligence and object-oriented programming; surveys conventional and experimental simulation programming languages; and reviews current perceptions of military simulation at RAND and elsewhere. Finally, the report outlines a preliminary design of the SERAS programming system, and discusses a plan for development of SERAS. Technology transfer; Computerized simulation; Department of Defense. (edc)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA215657

Entities

People

  • Iris Kameny
  • James R. Kipps
  • Jeff Rothenberg

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Combat Simulations
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Languages
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Grammars
  • High Level Languages
  • Information Processing
  • Information Retrieval
  • Information Science
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Programming Languages
  • Software Development

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy