Multiagent simulation is gaining popularity due to its intuitiveness and ability in coping
with domain complexity. HLA, being a distributed simulation architecture standard,
is a good candidate for implementing a multiagent simulation infrastructure
on, provided that agent communication can be implemented. HLA, being a standard
designed towards a wide coverage of simulation system architectures and styles, is
not an easy system to master. In this thesis, an abstraction layer called the Federate
Abstraction Layer (FAL) is described for better engineering of software systems participating
in an HLA simulation, providing lower project risks for the project manager
and ease of use for the C++ programmers. The FAL is in use in project SAVMOS in
Modelling and Simulation Laboratory. Discussion of FAL is followed by discussion of
the study for realizing KQML for use in multiagent architectures to be built on top
of HLA as the data transfer medium. The results are demonstrated with 10 federates
implemented using the FAL.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/1097377/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 January 2003 |
| Creators | Gokturk, Erek |
| Contributors | Polat, Faruk |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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