The Levels of Conceptual Interoperability Model: Applying Systems Engineering Principles to M&S

TL;DR

This paper evaluates the Levels of Conceptual Interoperability Model (LCIM) as a framework for improving simulation interoperability by applying systems engineering principles, highlighting its potential and limitations.

Contribution

It introduces the application of LCIM to assess and enhance simulation interoperability, emphasizing the need for rigorous engineering methods over ad-hoc approaches.

Findings

LCIM provides a structured framework for conceptual modeling.

Current approaches like HLA and BOM have limitations that LCIM can address.

Applying engineering principles improves simulation interoperability.

Abstract

This paper describes the use of the Levels of Conceptual Interoperability Model (LCIM) as a framework for conceptual modeling and its descriptive and prescriptive uses. LCIM is applied to show its potential and shortcomings in the current simulation interoperability approaches, in particular the High Level Architecture (HLA) and Base Object Models (BOM). It emphasizes the need to apply rigorous engineering methods and principles and replace ad-hoc approaches.