Title :
Hierarchical, concurrent state machines for behavior modeling and scenario control
Author :
Ahmad, Omar ; Cremer, James ; Kearney, Joseph ; Willemsen, Peter ; Hansen, Stuart
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Iowa Univ., Iowa City, IA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a framework for behavior modeling and scenario control based on hierarchical, concurrent state machines (HCSM). We present the structure and informal operational semantics of hierarchical, concurrent state machines. We describe the use of HCSM for scenario control in the Iowa Driving Simulator (IDS), a virtual environment for real-time driving simulation. The paper concludes with an outline of a forthcoming HCSM-based scenario authoring system that will permit non-specialists to graphically program behaviors and design experiments for IDS.<>
Keywords :
finite state machines; intelligent control; real-time systems; simulation; virtual reality; Iowa Driving Simulator; behavior modeling; hierarchical concurrent state machines; informal operational semantics; real-time system; scenario control; virtual environment; Authoring systems; Automata; Cities and towns; Computer science; Intrusion detection; Legged locomotion; Real time systems; Robot programming; Robust stability; Virtual environment;
Conference_Titel :
AI, Simulation, and Planning in High Autonomy Systems, 1994. Distributed Interactive Simulation Environments., Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gainesville, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-6440-1
DOI :
10.1109/AIHAS.1994.390503
