Master Thesis - Past Projects - Abstract

Simulatorns livscykel, Integrering av nytt scenarioformat

ID: LiTH-IDA-Ex-01/84

When a simulator is going to be extended to be able to read another scenario format than the one that it is based on, certain conflicts arise. The new format may contain entities and attributes that the simulator can not handle. The question is how to evaluate those units so that a decision can be made about which of them should be implemented in the simulator. For this purpose, three different methods each considering different aspects are proposed. The first method mainly strives to keep a good balance in the simulator and saves time by using expert opinions. The second method is rather an aid to use the time that is allocated to implement new units in the simulator as effectively as possible. The third method prioritises what users of the simulator want to extend it with. The three methods were applied in a case where the Swedish defence establishment's (FMV's) simulator FbSim was extended in order to be able to read scenarios presented in another format used when simulating anti air defence (GRYS). The study shows that none of the three methods are complete but that they rather serve to complement each other. The result is a method in which the three analysed methods are sub-processes that are applied partly sequentially, partly in paral

Keywords: Simulation objects and entities

Author(s): Pia Johansson

Contact: Simin Nadjm-Tehrani