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).
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.
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.