Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. Electron. Sci. & Technol., UESTC, Chengdu, China
Abstract :
The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of simulation credibility, Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VV&A), and present a comprehensive life cycle of Credibility Assessment Scale (CAS), assessment methods, the types of interfacing system elements, and the weighting methods. The CAS help the simulation practitioners in defining the requirements, establishing conceptual model, designing the simulation system, investigating solution techniques, programming the simulation model, designing experiments, experimenting, redefining the model, and presenting the simulation results. Practitioners can follow the CAS procedure presented herein and increase the credibility in conducting a simulation study.
Keywords :
decision making; design of experiments; digital simulation; military computing; assessment theory of simulation credibility; combat system; comprehensive life cycle; conceptual model establishment; credibility assessment scale; design of experiments; interfacing system element; weighting method; Adaptation models; Computational modeling; Data models; Indexes; Mathematical model; Simulation; Testing; AHP; M&S; SoS; VV&A; simulaiton credibility;
