A Reflective Framework for Performance Management (REFORM) of Real-Time Hybrid Simulation

Area of Science:

• Engineering
• Computational Science
• Simulation Technology

Background:

• Current real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS) frameworks lack integration, adaptability, and reflection capabilities.
• Existing methods struggle to ensure safety, integrity, and coordinated evolution during RTHS execution.
• Measuring RTHS performance and integrity during and after experiments is not adequately supported.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce a novel framework, REFORM, for real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS).
• To address limitations in current RTHS by providing integrated, adaptive, and reflective capabilities.
• To enable the execution, configuration, and analysis of more complex RTHS experiments.

Main Methods:

• Development of the Reflective Framework for Performance Management (REFORM).
• Focus on the initial phase of development, termed REFORM-I.
• Verification and demonstration using an expanded benchmark control problem for RTHS.

Main Results:

• REFORM-I provides a foundational structure for enhanced RTHS.
• The framework facilitates rapid configuration, safe execution, and thorough analysis of simulations.
• Demonstration confirmed the framework's applicability to complex RTHS scenarios.

Conclusions:

• The proposed REFORM framework addresses critical limitations in current RTHS.
• REFORM is expected to significantly advance the capabilities and applications of RTHS.
• This work lays the groundwork for future development and broader adoption of advanced RTHS.