A Software Architecture to Synchronize Interactivity of Concurrent Simulations in Systems Engineering

Due to distributed development of complex technical systems like machine tools, different system components are modeled and simulated in independent program suits. Several standards specify exchange of model data, but communication during concurrent simulations is not standardized yet. Therefore, the SimBus (Simulation Bus) was developed to close this gap. This novel software architecture allows flexible coupling and implementation of existing simulation software suits.