UTSAF: A multi-agent-based framework for supporting military-based distributed interactive simulations in 3D virtual environments

Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 960-968

  Manojlovich, Joseph ^a   Prasithsangaree, Phongsak ^a   Hughes, Stephen ^a   Chen, Jinlin ^a   Lewis, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); MILITARY APPLICATIONS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; VISUALIZATION;

DISTRIBUTED INTERACTIVE SIMULATION (DIS); SIMULATION NODES;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 1642518678     PISSN: 02750708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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