The Research of Simulation System Architectural Description and Assessment Methodology

Abstract

Today's simulation system architectures become more and more complex. Programming such kind of architectures requires deep knowledge and experence of the system designing, and is thus very time consuming and error prone. On the other hand, automated tool chains that target simulation system architectures are typically tailored to one specific architecture type and require a platform-specific programming model. According to the architecture of the equipment simulation system, a formal description method of architecture was given, and a method for calculating complexity based on reliability, economy, and security was proposed. Based on this method, it’s allowed the end user to develop simulation system architectures without specific knowledge of the target architectures. Examples proved that the method to calculate results reasonably responses the quality of architecture design.