journal article

Process-based description and simulation scheduling for Agent behavior

Yu W.-G.; Wang W.-P.; Bai Y.-B.; Li Q.

Publication year: 2012
Source / journal: xitong fangzhen xuebao / journal of system simulation
Country of origin: China
Language: English
Authors’ affiliations: College of Information Systems and Management, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China, China Satellite Maritime Tracking and Controlling Department, Jiangyin 214431, China
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Abstract

In the Agent-based warfare simulation, the behavior of Agents representing the fighters is very complicated. The event routine-oriented simulation strategy makes the description and execution of Agent's simulation models lack of flexibility and expandability, which isn't helpful to reduce the complication of the modeling and simulation. The Process Interaction was proposed as the simulation strategy for the Agent-based warfare simulation. The different kinds of Agent's behavior in physical, information and cognitive domains were described in different processes, which reduced the coupling among the behavior in the three domains and improved the expansibility of the Agent's behavior models. The scheduling operations of the behavior process including startup, holding, continuing to run and terminating were controlled with the methods of Process Interaction so that the model developers didn't need to manage the scheduling of the Agent's behavior processes. This method makes the description of the Agent's behavior more understandable and clearer and effectively reduces the complication of the Agent's behavior description and simulation scheduling. Through an application example, the proposed method is validated.

Author keywords

agent-based warfare simulation, behavior description, process interaction, simulation scheduling