Modelling and Simulation Exploring Dynamic System Behaviour /

• Main Authors: Birta, Louis G. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Arbez, Gilbert (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 3rd ed. 2019.
• Series: Simulation Foundations, Methods and Applications,
• Subjects: Computer simulation.; Computer graphics.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Computer mathematics.; Simulation and Modeling.; Computer Graphics.; Mathematical and Computational Engineering.; Computational Science and Engineering.

This hands-on textbook/reference presents an introduction to the fundamental aspects of modelling and simulation, both for those wishing to learn about this methodology and also for those who have a need to apply it in their work. The text is supported by illustrative examples, drawn from projects f...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Fundamentals
• Introduction
• Modelling and Simulation Fundamentals
• Part II: DEDS Modelling and Simulation
• DEDS Stochastic Behaviour and Modelling
• A Conceptual Modelling Framework for DEDS
• DEDS Simulation Model Development
• The Activity-Object World View for DEDS
• Experimentation and Output Analysis
• Part III: CTDS Modelling and Simulation
• Modelling of Continuous Time Dynamic Systems
• Simulation with CTDS Models
• Part IV: Simulation Optimization
• Optimization Overview
• Simulation Optimization in the CTDS Domain
• Simulation Optimization in the DEDS Domain
• Appendix A: ABCmod Applications in M&S Projects
• Appendix B: Probability and Statistics Primer
• Appendix C: GPSS Primer
• Appendix D: MATLAB Primer.