Real-Time Simulation in Real-Time Systems: Current Status, Research Challenges and A Way Forward

Simulation especially real-time simulation have been widely used for the design and testing of real-time systems. The advancement of simulation tools has largely attributed to the evolution of computing technologies. With the reduced cost and dramatically improved performance, researchers and industry engineers are able to access variety of effective and highly performing simulation tools. This chapter describes the definition and importance of real-time simulation for real-time systems. Moreover, the chapter also points out the challenges met in real-time simulation and walks through some promising research progress in addressing some of the challenges.