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Modelling and Simulation

Exploring Dynamic System Behaviour

  • Fully updated and expanded new edition
  • The only textbook to give a balanced and integrated presentation of modelling and simulation activity for both discrete-event dynamic systems and continuous-time dynamic systems
  • Contains numerous examples, algorithms, exercises and projects, in addition to a series of primers in the appendices, and teaching support material at an associated website

Part of the book series: Simulation Foundations, Methods and Applications (SFMA)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Fundamentals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
    2. Introduction

      • Louis G. Birta, Gilbert Arbez
      Pages 3-17
    3. The Modelling and Simulation Process

      • Louis G. Birta, Gilbert Arbez
      Pages 19-51
  3. DEDS Modelling and Simulation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-55
    2. DEDS Stochastic Behaviour and Modelling

      • Louis G. Birta, Gilbert Arbez
      Pages 57-97
    3. A Conceptual Modelling Framework for DEDS

      • Louis G. Birta, Gilbert Arbez
      Pages 99-168
    4. DEDS Simulation Model Development

      • Louis G. Birta, Gilbert Arbez
      Pages 169-203
    5. The Activity-Object World View for DEDS

      • Louis G. Birta, Gilbert Arbez
      Pages 205-240
    6. Experimentation and Output Analysis

      • Louis G. Birta, Gilbert Arbez
      Pages 241-266
  4. CTDS Modelling and Simulation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 267-268
    2. Modelling of Continuous Time Dynamic Systems

      • Louis G. Birta, Gilbert Arbez
      Pages 269-289
    3. Simulation with CTDS Models

      • Louis G. Birta, Gilbert Arbez
      Pages 291-322
    4. Optimization

      • Louis G. Birta, Gilbert Arbez
      Pages 323-342
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 343-437

About this book

This textbook presents a practical introduction to the fundamental aspects of modelling and simulation. It provides the necessary foundations both for those wishing to learn about this methodology and also for those who have a need to apply it in their work. Illustrative examples are drawn from projects formulated within the domains of both DEDS and CTDS. Features: presents a project-oriented perspective; describes an activity-based conceptual modelling framework (ABCmod) for DEDS; includes a new chapter that presents a novel world view, the Activity-Object world view, which eases the translation of a conceptual model specification in the ABCmod framework into a simulation program; contains numerous illustrative examples, useful algorithms, exercises and projects; includes a primer on probability, a concise guide to the GPSS programming environment and an overview of relevant MATLAB features in the appendices; provides supplementary software and teaching support material at an associated website.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

    Louis G. Birta, Gilbert Arbez

About the authors

Louis G. Birta is Professor Emeritus at the University of Ottawa School of Information Technology and Engineering, and Co-Associate Director of the McLeod Institute of Simulation Sciences.

Gilbert Arbez is a Teaching Associate in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, at the University of Ottawa, ON, Canada.

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eBook USD 69.99
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Softcover Book USD 89.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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