A CMMS-based formal conceptual modeling approach for team simulation and training

Abstract

For the conceptual modeling of team simulation and training based on EBAT (Event-Based Approach to Training), it is crucial to solve the problem of effective communication between subject matter experts, training experts and simulation technologists, and the problem of conceptual modeling quality and reuse. By analyzing modeling elements of team training, a layered logical structure of the simulation and training conceptual model based on CMMS (Conceptual Model of the Mission Space) and a formal description approach are proposed. Based on the workflow patterns and interactive features of team training, the event causality patterns and formal description approach are presented for the process of event response. The results of the formal conceptual modeling of training cases show the validity of the proposed formal conceptual modeling approach. © 2009 Springer Berlin Heidelberg.