Doctrine based multi-resolution HLA distributed simulation

Abstract

In distributed simulation, the purpose of multi-resolution methods is to allow simulation integration getting consistent views of different resolutions. In these methods, challenges in the treatment of aggregation and disaggregation can be found, such as synchronization of events and objects, and data reliability when occurs a change of resolution. Doctrines are the basis for operations involving different resources (human and material) with different roles to succeed in operation, and multi-resolution in distributed simulation can take advantage of this factor to ensure the reliability of aggregation and disaggregation processes. The aim of this paper is to propose a new strategy for treatment of multi-resolution, which builds converting rules from doctrine dynamic rules. The multi-resolution converter uses dynamic rules to describe aspects of the doctrine in the aggregation and disaggregation processes, increasing the reliability of multi-resolution distributed simulations. This strategy was implemented on a High Level Architecture (HLA) federation with virtual and constructive Commercial Off- The-Shelf (COTS) simulators. The experiments showed the flexibility of this strategy on managing different doctrines.