MRE: a flexible approach to multi-resolution modeling

  • Authors:
  • Anand Natrajan;Paul F. Reynolds, Jr.;Sudhir Srinivasan

  • Affiliations:
  • Dept. of Computer Science, Thornton Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA;Dept. of Computer Science, Thornton Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA;Mystech Associates Inc., 5205 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1200, Falls Church, VA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the eleventh workshop on Parallel and distributed simulation
  • Year:
  • 1997

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Abstract

Multi-resolution representation of simulated entities is considered essential for a growing portion of distributed simulations. Heretofore, modelers have represented entites at just one level of resolution, or have represented concurrent representations in an inconsistent manner. We address the question of the cost of maintaining multiple, concurrent representations. We present a brief overview of our concept of a Multiple Resolution Entity (MRE) and Attribute Dependency Graph (ADG) both originally described elsewhere, and then compare simulation and consistency costs of some approaches, including our own MRE/ADG-based approach, to multi-resolution modeling. The cost analysis presented here is the first known analysis of its type, and will provide a basis for simulation designers to determine the best, and most cost-effective approach to supporting simulation of entities at different levels of resolution concurrently.