Date of Award
Fall 2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Computing
First Advisor
Kaczmarek, Thomas
Second Advisor
Iqbal, Sheikh A.
Third Advisor
Garside, Richard
Abstract
Software development for applications used in high-risk and high-reliability environments is a difficult task. Testing in areas where failure could mean loss of equipment or damage to the environment becomes an implausible option. Testing in a simulated environment presents itself as a viable solution to this problem. One issue found when using simulators is they often have complex communication interfaces. After the simulator is no longer needed, the time spent developing the interface is lost. Simulator Centered Design addresses this by re-using simulator interfaces to make the real environment appear the same to the application as the simulator makes the environment appear. This thesis tests this theory by supplying an interface platform for a radio controlled airplane based around the X-Plane simulator interface.