EU Core Technical Framework Study: Semantic Mapping among M&S and Systems Engineering Standards

Abstract : In cooperation with EDA (European Defence Agency), EU Core Technical Framework Study was conducted during 2008-2009. The goal of the study is to enable a framework that promotes secure, multinational distributed simulations. The main domains targeted are Training, Simulation Based Acquisition (SBA) and Concept Development and Experimentation (CD&E). On developing such a framework, efforts have been made to reuse the existing state-of-the-art methods and techniques without reinventing the wheel, which would increase usability and acceptance of the framework. This paper gives an overview of the Core Technical Framework developed during the study and then presents a part of the results in more detail, i.e. semantic mapping among the M&S and Systems Engineering standards. The mapping has been made between the specification documents produced from the standards. Such a mapping contributes to increased communication between different types of stakeholders, reuse of M&S artefacts and interoperability.