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Model reuse is a key issue to be resolved in parallel and distributed simulation when developing military simulation applications at present. However, component model built by different domain experts usually have diversiform interfaces, couple tightly and bind with simulation platforms and specific applications closely. As a result, they are difficult to be reused across different simulation platforms as well as applications. In addition, traditional model reuse ways lack consideration about reusability efficiency of similar reusable models. As for developing warship models in practical application, there also lack pragmatic method to describe its simulation space from conception space. To address the problem, this paper first proposed the parameterization-configurable framework for reusable component model that supports similar models once developed but multiple reused adapting to varied function requirement. Based on this framework, then our reusable model development approach for warship model is elaborated, which contains three phases: (1) design the warship configurable function set based on capacity demand; (2) use CMPA (Capacity, Mission, Process, Action) description method to map the function set from conception model to simulation model; (3) implement and encapsulate the model with the reusable simulation model development specification. The approach provides a pragmatic technical means for developing warship component reusable models in complex military simulation application, which helps improving efficiency of development and could be referenced for other similar models.
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We appreciate the support from Research Fund for Doctoral Program of High Education of China (No. 20124307110017) and Research Project of State Key Laboratory of High Performance Computing of National University of Defense Technology (No. 201303-05).
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Ma, H., Yao, Y., Tang, W. (2016). Warship Reusable Component Model Development Approach for Parallel and Distributed Simulation. In: Zhang, L., Song, X., Wu, Y. (eds) Theory, Methodology, Tools and Applications for Modeling and Simulation of Complex Systems. AsiaSim SCS AutumnSim 2016 2016. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 643. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2663-8_43
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