Design of distributed simulation system for automated aerial refueling

Aiming at the demand for real-time numerical/semi-physical simulation in the research process of automated aerial refueling for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), this paper develops an automated aerial refueling distributed simulation system based on ZeroMQ and C++/Qt. Firstly, the simulation communication network of distributed simulation system is designed. Then, the program framework is designed and the management node and simulation node are defined. Finally, the above mentioned context is programmed through ZeroMQ and C++/Qt. The distributed simulation system can realize the real-time simulation for automated aerial refueling, and leave the convenient interface for semi-physical simulation.