MODEL FUSION

WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP AN EXPERT GUIDED APPROACH TO CONSTRUCTING HIGH LEVEL MODELS USING DETAILED MODELS OF ARMY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IN THE CECOM INVENTORY AS THE GROUND LEVEL BASIS. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: TO IDENTIFY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CECOM MODEL INVENTORY RE- LEVANT TO SUCH MODEL FUSION, IDENTIFY APPLICABLE MODEL FUSION METHODS, AND IDENTIFY CRITERIA FOR, AND DOMAIN OF APPLICABILITY OF VALID MODEL FUSION METHODS. ON THIS BASIS, WE WILL DEVELOP A DESIGN APPROACH FOR A MODEL FUSION SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT AND DETERMINE THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF THE PROPOSED DESIGN APPROACH. THE DESIGN APPROACH WILL PROVIDE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PHASE II IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM. THE EFFORT WILL BE BASED ON THE DEVS MODELLING FORMALISM OF SEIGLER'S, WHICH IS ESPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR THE TASK AND WILL BE PERFORMED BY BERNARD ZEIGLER WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE AREA OF MODELLING THEORY AND MODEL FUSION.