Interactive experiment planning to control knowledge-based simulation

The author presents an initial attempt to facilitate the design and execution of simulation experiments through the use of an interactive, opportunistic, hierarchical planner. The planner provides an orderly way to control the planning and execution of simulation experiments without overly restricting the user to a preestablished routine. In addition to planning the simulation and keeping track of its current state, the planner, through its graphical interface, can provide the simulator with a natural, coherent framework for its user interface. Examples are presented of the planner´s graphical interface