Component-based Distributed Virtual Test Software Research And Applications

Virtual Test is a key technology in military industry and an important testing method of weapon products. The research and appliance of Virtual Test in China is just at the beginning. Component-based Virtual Test Software is a brand new subject, which is accordant to the trend of software industry. The paper studies component-based software in the following aspects:First, the paper discusses the concept of distributed virtual test system, analyses its characteristics, emphasizes its distribution and real-time requirements, proposes that we can use modern software engineering theories and methods such as middle-ware, 00 technology, design patterns and component technology to construct distributed virtual test software.Second, the paper studies software component technology and the main component model and platform, analyses the advantages of virtual test software based on component.Third, the paper studies ACE/TAO, proposes the extension of real-time networks to ACE. It gives out the architecture of component-based virtual test software using ACE/TAO, and some of the design of distributed virtual test software-oriented components.Fourth, the paper also supplies a concrete project that uses distributed virtual test software.