Date of Award

Spring 2007

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Program/Concentration

Computer Engineering

Committee Director

Frederic D. McKenzie

Committee Member

Andreas Tolk

Committee Member

Vijayan Asari

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.E55 H38 2007

Abstract

Modeling and Simulation (M&S) can assist in evaluating scenarios and enhancing the performance of operational systems. Fully integrated use of MBS can enable the evaluation of the effectiveness of proposed equipment or software in realistic simulated environments and can provide an assessment of the impacts of specific equipment or capabilities on battle outcomes. Every level, from strategic planners, technology experts, operations research analysts, weapons systems designers and users, testers, maintainers, and cost analysts, has to be interactively involved to maximize the benefits of this approach. Human behavior is a very important part of the M&S process. Especially in constructive simulations, there is a growing interest in the use of Human Behavior Representation (HBR) Models. Because of this interest, many applications and models have been developed. These are mainly from a human cognition and/or human interaction point of view. However, most of these simulations are members of a Federation with a Federation Object Model (FOM), whose main task is not directly related with HBR but instead are focused on a weapon system, tactical scenario, moving platform, etc. Because of the very high complexity and numerous nonlinear relationships between entities, it is very difficult to develop and implement a pure HBR FOM. To develop a HBR FOM according to the Federation Development And Execution Process (FEDEP), first federation objectives should be defined and we must determine what objectives drive "What should be in a HBR FOM". This study presents a framework and its development methodology for a HBR FOM.

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DOI

10.25777/97v4-t668

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