Composable Simulations

Abstract

While there has been much attention paid to the applications of Modeling and Simutlation (M&S) by DoD lately little has been done to address those broad technology areas that enable application-oriented simulations to be more easily constructed, run and analyzed. Model Composabilty is the ability to compose models/modules across a variety of application domains levels of resolution and time scales. A composability framework for simuations offers a quantum leap in capability and provides the sought after ease of use. However, composability is still a frontier subject in Modeling and Simulation and current capability is limited. While mdel reuse is close to the Holy Grail of M&S the goal is not within sight. We are discovering that unless models are designed to work together they don't (at least not easily and cost effectively). Without a robust, theoretically grounded framework for design we are consigned to repeat this problem for the foreseeable future. This position paper outlines the challenges and basic researches that are needed for composable simulation developments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA454233

Entities

People

  • Henry C. Ng
  • Stephen Kasputis

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Command And Control
  • Communities
  • Computer Simulations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Systems
  • Maintenance
  • Military Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Warfare
  • Word Processors

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing