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<p>Simulation is one of the most widely used techniques in operations research. In the  military context, agent-based simulations have been extensively used by defense agencies  worldwide. Despite the numerous disadvantages and limitations associated with timestepping,  most of the combat-oriented agent-based simulation models are time-step  implementations. The Discrete Event Scheduling (DES) paradigm, on the other hand, is  free of these disadvantages and limitations.  The scope of this thesis is to design and implement a library of reusable software  components that will facilitate building combat-oriented agent-based simulation models  by extending the Simkit DES toolkit. We describe our design of what an agent-based  DES implementation framework should look like. We show that the extensive use of  Java interfaces allows the user to implement different models and scenarios without being  constrained by pre-built components. We also enhance Simkit's existing Sensing model  by introducing a Situational Awareness model and a Behavioral model. Finally, we build  a small agent-based model using the component architecture to demonstrate the library's  functionality.
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<br>Subjects: Operations research; Computer architecture; Awareness</div>
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Matsopoulos, Alexandros</div>
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