Investigating the application of web-based simulation principles within the architecture for a next-generation computer generated forces model

With a heavy emphasis on distribution and reuse, web-based simulation portends a dramatic shift in the application of simulation as a problem-solving technique and decision-support tool. Next-generation simulation systems of all kinds should be evaluated and constructed with an appreciation of the potential paradigm shift that web-based simulation represents. Fiscal constraints indicate that next-generation computer generated forces (CGF) models will be used to support a wide range of missions, unifying|and replacing|a variety of CGF systems currently in existence. We describe the evolution of web-based simulation and derive a collection of modeling principles that characterize our vision of the web-based simulation future. We examine these principles in terms of their implications for next-generation CGF systems.

[1]  Edsger W. Dijkstra,et al.  A Discipline of Programming , 1976 .

[2]  David R. C. Hill,et al.  Web-Based Modeling and Simulation , 1998, Simul..

[3]  David S. Johnson,et al.  Computers and Intractability: A Guide to the Theory of NP-Completeness , 1978 .

[4]  John A. Miller,et al.  Java-based query driven simulation environment , 1996, WSC.

[5]  Ernest H. Page,et al.  The rise of Web-based simulation: implications for the High Level Architecture , 1998, 1998 Winter Simulation Conference. Proceedings (Cat. No.98CH36274).

[6]  Pamela Samuelson.  Legal protection for database contents , 1996, CACM.

[7]  E. Rechtin,et al.  The art of systems architecting , 1996, IEEE Spectrum.

[8]  Paul A. Fishwick.  Web-based simulation: some personal observations , 1996, Winter Simulation Conference.

[9]  Steffen Straßburger,et al.  DISTRIBUTED SIMULATION WITH JAVAGPSS BASED ON THE HIGH LEVEL ARCHITECTURE , 1998 .

[10]  Ernest H. Page,et al.  Web-based simulation in Simjava using remote method invocation , 1997, WSC '97.

[11]  Linda Voss.  A Revolution in Simulation: Distributed Interaction in the '90s and Beyond , 1993 .

[12]  Arnold H. Buss,et al.  Discrete-event simulation on the World Wide Web using Java , 1996, Winter Simulation Conference.

[13]  Richard E. Nance,et al.  The Conical Methodology and the evolution of simulation model development , 1994, Ann. Oper. Res..

[14]  Geoffrey C. Fox,et al.  WebHLA - An Interactive Multiplayer Environment for High Performance Distributed Modeling and Simulation , 1999 .

[15]  Paul A. Fishwick,et al.  A framework for distributed object-oriented multimodeling and simulation , 1997, WSC '97.

[16]  Thomas E. Cheatham,et al.  Software Technology in the 1990's: Using a New Paradigm , 1983, Computer.

[17]  Paul A. Fishwick,et al.  Proceedings of the 1998 International Conference on Web-Based Modeling & Simulation : simulation and modeling technology for the twenty-first century : 1998 Western MultiConference, San Diego, California, January 11-14, 1998, Catamaran Resort Hotel, , 1998 .

[18]  Paul A. Fishwick,et al.  Issues with Web-publishable digital objects , 1998, Defense, Security, and Sensing.

[19]  Chien-Chung Shen.  Discrete-event simulation on the Internet and the Web , 2000, Future Gener. Comput. Syst..

[20]  Osman Balci,et al.  Requirements for model development environments , 1986, Comput. Oper. Res..

[21]  Ray J. Paul,et al.  Web-based simulation: revolution or evolution? , 2000, TOMC.

[22]  Pamela Samuelson.  Regulation of technologies to protect copyrighted works , 1996, CACM.