DEVS-Based Dynamic Model Reconfiguration and Simulation Control in the Enhanced DoDAF Design Process

The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation: Applications, Methodology, Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 239-267

  Mittal, Saurabh ^a   Mak, Eddie ^a   Nutaro, James J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

DEVS; DoDAF; KIP; MoE; MVC; NR KPP; operational view (OV); SCOPE command; system view (SV)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993710035     PISSN: 15485129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/875647930600300405     Document Type: Article

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