Instructor Bios


Group Rates and
Multi-Student discounts are available
Training Point of Contact
hlatraining@aegistg.com
Phone:(407) 380-5001
The use of modeling and simulation (M&S), especially distributed simulation, is becoming more pervasive in the military and commercial worlds. The High Level Architecture (HLA) for M&S was developed to enable the cost effective reuse of simulation assets and the efficient integration of those assets in order to address complex application needs. The HLA has been adopted by the U.S. Department of Defense for its distributed simulation needs. In addition, the HLA has been adopted by NATO and is being used throughout the international community. Furthermore, the HLA is increasingly being utilized for commercial applications.

This three-day course provides a comprehensive introduction to the HLA. A logical progression through a series of focused learning modules allows the instructors to employ a building block approach to build up the student's knowledge and understanding of the HLA. Starting with a discussion of motivations and rationale behind its design and development, followed by a detailed look at the actual HLA specifications, on to in-depth discussions of more technical aspects and supporting processes, students receive a comprehensive overview of the HLA. In addition to the instructor lecture and informal question-and-answer aspects of the class, students complete exercises using one or more surrogate federate applications (Test Federates) in combination with an HLA-verified Runtime Time Infrastructure (RTI) that will give them a better understanding of the simulation infrastructure capabilities available within the six service groups defined by the HLA Interface Specification.

Course Dates and Locations
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Course Outline

HLA Overview: Students are introduced to the HLA, the motivations behind the decision to develop it, the rationale behind its design, the process used to develop and evolve it and the approaches to establishing policies for its use. In addition a functional overview of the HLA to include the definition of relevant terms is provided

HLA Specifications: Students are given detailed discussions of the latest versions of the three components that define the HLA: The HLA Interface Specification, the HLA Object Model Template (OMT), and the HLA Rules.

HLA Supporting Processes: Students are introduced to the nature and scope of the internationally available HLA processes and services. In-depth looks are then provided to the HLA Federate Compliance Testing Process and the HLA Federation Development and Execution Process (FEDEP) Model which introduces students to the set of activities that are necessary to build HLA federations, and to the interrelationships between these activities.

Advanced HLA Topics: Students are introduced to advanced HLA concepts ranging from an in-depth look at Time Management in the HLA, through adapting legacy simulations to use the HLA, to insights into distributed HLA Federation development issues like distributed simulation environment infrastructure issues, federation performance and federate reuse concepts.

Hands-on Exercises: The students will have the opportunity to complete hands-on exercises in the following HLA Interface Specification Service Groups using Test Federates joined to a running RTI.

  • Federation Management: Introduces students to the concept of creating and joining an HLA Federation. Other concepts included in this section are global Federation Synchronization and Federation Save and Restore.
  • Declaration and Object Management: Students learn about the HLA Declaration Management and Object Management interface services that provide the capability for Federates to exchange information within an integrated HLA environment. In addition, Simulation Object Model (SOM), Federation Object Model (FOM), and Federation Execution Data (FED) file specification is discussed in detail.
  • Object Attribute Ownership: Introduces students to the concept of ownership transfer. The HLA interface services for transferring ownership of instance attributes among federates are presented. Alternate approaches for implementing these services, including a discussion of applicable use-cases, are presented as well.
  • Time Management: Students learn about the HLA interface services utilized by Federates to advance simulation time along the Federation time axis. The emphasis of this course section is to guide the student in choosing the right Time Management service for the applicable simulation application.
  • Federation Execution Lifecycle: Students are introduced to more advanced HLA applications including the concept of Federation Management and the RTI-populated Management Object Model (MOM).

Summary and Concluding Demonstration: A comprehensive summary is provided in a unique fashion to help the student tie together the numerous HLA facts and concepts presented throughout the course. This is followed by a demonstration of a working HLA federation to help students visualize and better understand the concepts presented throughout the course.

Who Should Attend?

Users and Developers of M&S

Decision Makers, Program Managers, Technical Managers, Engineers and Software Developers of distributed M&S Programs.

Anyone whose career will be enhanced by understanding distributed simulation architectures.

Course Materials
Students will receive a comprehensive seminar student guide which includes the following:

• Complete set of Course Notes
• insights and Pointers to HLA Specifications
• Insights and Pointers to Available HLA RTIs
• Insights and Pointers to HLA Processes and Literature

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