SMP: A step towards model reuse in simulation

A standard specification for the interface between simulator models and sim ulator infrastructures - the 'Simulation Model Portability (SMP) Standard' - has been established and validated in the framework of an ESA initiative, with the participation of the main companies involved in spacecraft simula tion. This will facilitate the implementation of a 'plug-and-play' approach for simulators and will allow for rationalisation of simulation developmen ts by musing existing models independently of the tool for which they have originally been developed. In particular this will allow the exchange of mo dels between flight-segment simulators and the simulators used to support o perations and training.