A Methodology for Developing C2 Complex Systems Simulator

The design and development of an appropriate simulator for C2 complex systems is field of research. Researchers in this field are trying to create simulation models to describe the behavior of C2 complex systems. Like any other application softwares, the design and development of C2 complex systems simulator needs a methodology to make analysis, design, and development more accurate and produce a high quality software simulation. C2 simulator software usually models and simulates C2 complex systems using multi agent approach. However, the multi agent simulator is basically different from the agent based business applications. Therefore for developing former one we need a special methodology. In this paper, a methodology based on Capra cognitive framework for modeling and simulating C2 complex systems has been proposed. This methodology determines the main steps for the analysis, design, and development of C2 simulator. In addition, since the proposed methodology utilizes the basic concepts of complex systems, it may be used for modeling the main concepts and components of other complex systems such as ant colony and stock market.

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