HLA fom development with model transformations

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Thesis Type: Postgraduate

Institution Of The Thesis: Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Computer Engineering, Turkey

Approval Date: 2010

Thesis Language: English

Student: Ali Cem Dinç

Supervisor: MEHMET HALİT S. OĞUZTÜZÜN

Abstract:

There has been a recent interest in the model-based development approach in the modeling and simulation community. The Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) of OMG envisions a fully model-based development process where models are created for capturing not only requirements, but also designs and implementations. Domain-specific metamodels and model transformations constitute the cornerstones of this approach. We have developed transformations from the data part of Field Artillery (FA) domain models to High Level Architecture (HLA) Object Model Template (OMT) models, honoring the MDA philosophy. In the MDA terminology, the former corresponds to the CIM (Computation-Independent Model) or, arguably, PIM (Platform-Independent Model), and the latter corresponds to the PSM (Platform-Specific Model), where the platform is HLA. As a case study for the source metamodel, we have developed a metamodel for the data model part of the (observed) fire techniques of the FA domain. All of the entities in the metamodel are derived from the NATO’s Command and Control Information Exchange Data Model (C2IEDM) elements.