The present invention provides methods and systems for simulation-based
technical training on equipment, machinery, and software-based systems.
The present invention is enabled by a data-driven simulation kernel. The
data-driven simulation kernel encapsulates the structure of the system to
be simulated in a data model that is decomposed into its constituent
simulation components. The simulation components are structured
hierarchically, mirroring the hierarchy of parts within parts in the
actual system being simulated. Associated with each simulation component
is a set of properties that define the user interface characteristics and
states of that simulation component. The behavior of the simulation is
driven by the sequence of state changes, specifically reflected as
changes to the values of the properties of the constituent simulation
components contained in the data model.
