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• [P1042] An XML Based System of Systems Agent-in-the-Loop Simulation Framework using Discrete Event Simulation
  Author(s): Matthew R Hosking, Ferat Sahin
  
  

  Abstract
  This paper extends an XML based system of systems simulation framework using DEVS to support hardware-in-the-loop simulations for SoS. A system of systems approach enables the simulation and analysis of multiple complex, independent, and cooperative systems by concentrating on the data transferred among systems; information exchanged among heterogeneous systems is wrapped in XML to enable receiving systems to correctly parse and interpret the information as the sender intended. A Groundscout robot is deployed as a real agent working cooperatively with virtual agents in a robotic swarm. The DEVS activity concept facilitates the connection between the real system and virtual systems in the SoS. While the system of systems approach, XML based communication, hardware-in-the-loop simulation framework in DEVS can be applied to many situations, a robust threat detection example is provided and performance metrics are briefly discussed.

  
   

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