PROJECT FORM

INSTITUTION NAME: Syracuse University

WORKPAGE TITLE: WebHLA

PROJECT TITLE: WebHLA Integration

POC: David Bernholdt, bernholdt@npac.syr.edu, (315) 443-3857, fax (315) 443-1973

CTA or PEI: Forces Modeling and Simulation (FMS)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project develops and integrates components of WebHLA, viewed as a testbed, demonstration, prototype development and delivery platform for the high performance FMS simulation modules. WebHLA is a 3-tier distributed interactive multiuser system of systems with DMSO RTI based middleware, Web/Commodity front-ends and CHSSI FMS backend modules. In Year 2, we constructed JWORB (Java Web Object Request Broker) based Object Web RTI, i.e. Java/CORBA implementation of DMSO RTI 1.3 which will act as WebHLA middleware. We also initiated some development activities in the front-end such as WebFlow based Visual Simulation Tools or Excel based Object Model Builder, and in the back-end such as FMS Training Databases. Our initial experiments with WebHLA integration used Jager – a simple video game distributed by DMSO as part of the HLA/RTI release. In Year 3, we will complete WebHLA support for Jager and we will continue WebHLA infrastructure integration. This will include WebFlow support for selected components of the modular ModSAF environment, XML support for HLA configuration management, and integration with the CORBA based visualization environment for ImmersDesk developed at ARL by the NCSA SciVis PET project. In the next step (Year 4), we will provide Metacomputing Resource Management support in WebHLA to facilitate Metacomputing FMS Demonstrations operating in the cross-MSRC mode. Finally, we will address in Year 5 the use of WebHLA framework for proof-of-the-concept Simulation Based Acquisiton application that will use the Parallel CMS minefield simulation to fine-tune and optimize the countermine design and engineering process.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES: Develop and integrated prototype development, demonstration and testbed environment that will act as a Web/Commodity based delivery platform for the FMS simulation modules.

DELIVERABLES: 3-tier WebHLA environemnt, managing a set of CHSSI FMS modules and other advanced M&S modules such as Parallel CMS, wrapped as HLA federates and delivered via Web/Commodity interfaces to the users.

CUSTOMERS/END USERS: Developers of advanced next generation simulations such as JSIMS.

BENEFIT TO THE WARFIGHTER: WebHLA could facilitate the process Simulation Based Acquisition (SBA) by integrating the DoD M&S interoperability standards with the Web/Commodity based pervasive interfaces.

PROJECT DEPENDENCIES AND SCOPE: WebHLA integrates several other activities proposed in other projects within this package. In turn, some of these projects such as Metacomputing FMS Demonstrations depend on advances in the WebHLA integration.

RISK ELEMENT: WebHLA is an ambitious project that requires significant leverage from outside the FMS PET funding domain to succeed.

REQUIRED FUNDING LEVEL:

Year 3: WebFlow for ModSAF, XML, ImmersaDesk support $50K

Year 4: Metacomputing Resource Managemenr $50K

Year 5: SBA prototype for countermine engineering $50K