Real time simulation technologies : principles methodologies and applications Presenting a collection of cutting edge real time techniques tools and applications for various engineering fields this reference helps readers develop a thorough understanding of the theory and practical aspects of real time simulation. It introduces cutting edge industrial and academic simulation tools and examines a variety of distributed and interactive real time simulation methods. Content is divided into four sections: basic simulation technologies and fundamentals real time simulation for system design parallel and distributed real time simulation and tools and applications. This material covers a wide range of diverse application domains including control aerospace automotive hydraulics military and training