In the literature, several cases are reported of models of discrete nonstochastic production
systems that show irregular, apparently chaotic behavior. In this paper, a number of these …

Some industrial organizations using computer‐integrated manufacturing (CIM) for managing
intelligent product and process data during a concurrent processing are facing acute …

A widely used classification of modelling languages distinguishes the categories continuous
time (CT), discrete event (DE), discrete time (DT), and hybrid. For a better insight into the …

This thesis is the result of four years of intensive cooperation at the Eindhoven University of
Technology: cooperation between the Mechanical Engineering Department and the …

A Language and Simulator for Hybrid Systems Page 1 A Language and Simulator for Hybrid
Systems PROEFONTWERP ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Technische …

Using simulation models for the development and testing of control systems can have
significant advantages over using real machines. This paper demonstrates the suitability of …

A system architecture is the manner in which system components are organised and
integrated. The architecture is important in determining the effectiveness of a system …

Coordination plays a key role in solving decomposed optimal design problems. Several
coordination strategies have been proposed in the multidisciplinary optimization (MDO) …

This paper describes the redesign of a systems engineering language called χ. This is an
engineering language designed to specify and analyse industrial systems. The main …

This thesis presents the results of four years of work in the field of supervisory machine
control. It has been a challenge for me to serve two customers during this period: both the …