The application of six-element abstract method in the maintenance support simulation

The computer simulation is an important means for the development and integration of the complex system. Thus it plays the very role that cannot be replaced in the system whole-life management. To satisfy the urgent needs of the large-scale military complex system simulation, the Modeling and Simulation Master Plan was put forward by Defense Modeling and Simulation Office. Nowadays, this Framework has become the basic basis to guide the simulation construction. And it has got extensive application in the operational simulation field. However, the existing 4-element abstract method in the Conceptual Models of the Mission Space cannot describe the complex system thoroughly, which will take great difficult to system modeling correctly. Therefore the 6-element abstract modeling method has been brought forward. Meanwhile, in the paper, the system 6 elements are mapped into the corresponding concept models: mission space, entity, entity relationship, entity state, entity activity and entity interaction. And for each mapping, the Paradigm is defined. In the end, this method is applied to the maintenance support simulation. Take a maintenance support instance system as an example, the 6 elements for the system are analyzed. And as a result, the corresponding models are built.