A framework for rapid configuration of collaborative aviation system-of-systems simulations

Abstract

We propose a model-based framework to specify, integrate, and verify heterogeneous Software Integration Lab and System of Systems (SoS) simulations that include unmanned aviation mission systems during the early development and evaluation phases. This approach would bridge the currently separated development and test/training domains. We propose a tool suite for Rapid Configuration of Collaborative Aviation SoS Simulations (RCAS3.) This will provide a seamless plug-and-play framework that is highly adaptive and configurable while providing model transformation mechanisms to easily interface with High Level Architecture or other federated simulation protocols. RCAS3 will be built around already existing technologies: Aviation Scenario Definition Language Modeling, Discrete Event System Specification, and System Entity Structure implemented in RTSync’s MS4 Me. These will be augmented with an Architecture Analysis and Design Language (AADL)-based configuration and behavior analysis suite. This paper presents RCAS3 framework architecture and its underlying concepts.