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Pathway to the Future of Simulation and Learning
by
Ahmed K. Noor
University of Virginia and NASA Langley Research Center
A multimedia presentation is given on the distributed simulation,
research and learning environment under development by NASA and the UVA
Center for Advanced Computational Technology. The environment uses a
synergistic combination of leading edge technologies, including
high-performance computing; high-capacity communications and
networking; information; human computer interaction; modeling,
simulation and visualization. The environment will link scientists,
design teams, manufacturers, suppliers and consultants in the creation
and operation of an aerospace system and in synthesizing its mission.
It will radically advance the processes by which life-cycle simulations
of high-tech systems are performed and complex science missions are
synthesized. It will, in addition, enable the creation of a new, more
effective learning paradigm.
Future space missions include detecting earth-sized planets 600
trillion miles away with a telescope powerful enough to determine signs
of life. Future aerospace systems will resemble biological systems.
They will learn and adapt as they go, essentially performing their own
mission tasking. The new environment will be used for the synthesis of
future missions and the development of aerospace systems.
The presentation will focus on the opportunities provided by the synergistic couplings of leading edge technologies for modeling, simulation and learning.
Date received: April 28, 1999
Copyright © 1999 by the author(s). The author(s) of this document and the organizers of the conference have granted their consent to include this abstract in Atlas Conferences Inc. Document # cacr-82.