Guide to Distributed Simulation with HLA

by Okan Topïu, Halit Oguztïzïn

Overview

This invaluable textbook/reference provides a hands-on guide to the application of good software development practices to the construction of distributed simulation systems, with a particular focus on High Level Architecture (HLA). Emphasizing a learning-by-doing approach supported by examples, the text offers practical advice on real-world development issues for all engineers and programmers entering the field.

Topics and features: explains how to rapidly develop an HLA federation, offering an implemented sample for each service area of the HLA federate interface specification; describes this implementation using the freely available software tools SimGe and RACoN; provides numerous step-by-step examples, code snippets, and case studies, as well as links to downloadable sample source code; uses the Microsoft .NET platform and the C# programming language in all examples and case studies; includes review questions throughout the book for further study; examines not only federate application development, but also object model construction; discusses the employment of HLA in multi-agent simulations.

Providing an accessible introduction and all-in-one resource for HLA-based distributed simulation development, this book is an essential guide for students and practitioners training in distributed simulation and distributed interactive simulation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319612676
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	07/27/2017
Series:	Simulation Foundations, Methods and Applications
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Dr. Okan Topçu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at the Middle East Technical University (METU) Northern Cyprus Campus.

Dr. Halit Oğuztüzün is a Professor at METU, Ankara, Turkey.

Other publications by Dr. Topçu and Dr. Oğuztüzün include the Springer title Distributed Simulation: A Model Driven Engineering Approach.

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction.- Introduction.- High Level Architecture.- Federation Development At-A-Glance.- Part II: Object Model Development.- Introduction to Object Model Development.- Object Model Construction.- Part III: Federate Application Development.- Code Generation.- Federate Application Development Based on Layered Architecture.- Federate Implementation: Basics.- Part IV: Advanced Topics.- Federate Implementation: Advanced.- Integration of Agents into HLA.- A Complete Case Study.- Part V: Appendices.- Appendix A: Simge Installation and Remarks.