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What is It?

The Visual Simulation Environment (VSE) software product is an integrated development and execution environment for discrete-event, general-purpose, object-oriented, picture-based, component-based, and visual modeling and simulation applications. VSE is an integrated set of software tools including:

	VSE Editor: Lets you build your simulation model graphically using the object-oriented paradigm with inheritance, message passing, and encapsulation.
	VSE Simulator: Provides animation and lets you run experiments with the simulation model. Also sold separately so that you can sell / distribute your model for others to use.
	VSE Output Analyzer: Lets you construct confidence intervals and compute general statistics for your simulation output data.
	VSE Teacher: Uses your default web browser and lets you learn VSE by watching video clips and by browsing through hypermedia technical, tutorial, and help information. It includes the VSE User's Guide and VSE Reference Manual.

This advanced environment can be used for solving complex problems in many areas including:

• Air traffic control and space systems
• Business process reengineering and workflows
• Complex system design evaluation
• Computer and communication networks
• Computer performance evaluation
• Education and training
• Health care systems
• Manufacturing systems
• Military / combat systems
• Satellite and wireless communications systems
• Service systems
• Supply chain management
• Transportation systems

History

The research leading to the development of the Visual Simulation Environment (VSE) software product was conducted at Virginia Tech under funding primarily from the U.S. Navy between 1983 and 1995. A fully functional VSE research prototype was created by using the NEXTSTEP object-oriented software engineering environment between 1992 and 1995 at Virginia Tech. The U.S. Navy-funded technology transfer enabled the development of the VSE commercial version 1.0 at Orca Computer, Inc. between August 1, 1995 and November 1, 1996.

For further information about the history of VSE and the technology transfer, please see:

"The Visual Simulation Environment Technology Transfer" In Proceedings of the 1997 Winter Simulation Conference. Dec. 7-10, 1997. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 1323-1329.

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Trademark

Visual Simulation Environment is a registered trademark of Orca Computer, Inc.

Copyright

Copyright © 1997-2009 Orca Computer, Inc. All rights reserved.

In accordance with N60921-89-D-A239, the U.S. Government has rights as specified in DFARS paragraph 252.227-7013(e).