A synthetic environment for dynamic systems control and distributed simulation

Rapid prototyping and controlled motion evaluation of complex human-machine interfaces require hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), man-in-the-loop (MIL), and software integration. HIL reduces the need to simulate process components and increases the likelihood of good validation results. MIL is conceptually similar to HIL. HIL and MIL are very powerful tools, but an efficient simulation environment still needs a fast and reliable communication network. Workloads must be distributed among various workstations to realize sufficient computational power.