Re-engineering the Janus(A) Combat Simulation System

Abstract

This report describes a case study to determine whether computer-aided prototyping techniques provide a cost-effective means for re-engineering legacy software. The case study consists of developing a high-level modular architecture for the existing US Army Janus combat simulation system, and validating the architecture via an executable prototype using the Computer Aided Prototype System (CAPS), a research tool developed at the Naval Postgraduate School. The case study showed that prototyping can be a valuable aid in re-engineering of legacy systems, particularly in cases where radical changes to system conceptualization and software structure are needed. The CAPS system enabled us to do this with a minimal amount of coding effort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA360817

Entities

People

  • Jim Williams
  • Luqi
  • M. Saluto
  • M. Shing
  • V. Berzins

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Studies
  • Combat Simulations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Indirect Fire
  • Military Research
  • Models
  • Prototypes
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Software Design
  • Software Development

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management