Integration of proprietary SE’s using a Software Product Line approach

Simulation systems traditionally require tight integration between the producer, often a simulation engine (SE), and consumers such as visualization applications, analytical applications, and even other SEs. Innovative devices are being developed by small companies with limited resources and proprietary APIpsilas, making it prohibitively expensive to integrate their SEs into an HLA simulation architecture. This expense creates a barrier to entry for the small company and inhibits inclusion of the device in important simulation exercises that would allow DoD to conduct evaluation experiments that demonstrate the viability of such devices. In this paper we describe an interoperable simulation framework that allows different types of simulation producers and consumers to be easily integrated using a loosely coupled service oriented architecture generated using a software product line.