DIVAs 4.0: A Multi-Agent Based Simulation Framework

Author

Al-Zinati, M. ; Araujo, Filipe ; Kuiper, D. ; Valente, Joao ; Wenkstern, R.Z.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

Oct. 30 2013-Nov. 1 2013

Firstpage

105

Lastpage

114

Abstract

In this paper we present DIVAs 4.0, a framework that supports the development of large-scale agent-based simulation systems where agents are situated in open environments. DIVAs includes high-level abstractions for the definition of agents and open environments, a micro kernel for the management of the simulation workflow, domain-specific libraries for the rapid development of simulations, and reusable, extendable components for the control and visualization of simulations. We illustrate the use of DIVAs through the development of a simple simulator where virtual agents are situated in a virtual city.

Keywords

digital simulation; multi-agent systems; virtual reality; workflow management software; DIVAs 4.0; domain-specific library; high-level abstractions; large-scale agent-based simulation systems; micro kernel; multiagent based simulation framework; open environments; simulation control; simulation visualization; simulation workflow management; virtual agents; virtual city; Companies; Equations; Forecasting; Mathematical model; Open wireless architecture; Probabilistic logic; Vectors; Agent based simulation systems; simulation framework;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (DS-RT), 2013 IEEE/ACM 17th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Delft

ISSN

1550-6525

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DS-RT.2013.19

Filename

6690500