Originating with ideas generated in the mid-1970s, the Conical Methodology (CM) is the
oldest procedural approach to simulation model development. This evolutionary overview …

In areas such as military, security, aerospace, and disaster management, the need for
performance optimization and interoperability among heterogeneous systems is …

The book provides a survey about the field of Qualitative Reasoning, it contrasts and
classifies its approaches and puts them into a common framework. Qualitative Reasoning …

ABSTRACT A generative approach to constructing system specifications is discussed. This
process is intended to support design of hierarchical, multicomponent systems. In previous …

Research developments leading to implementation of an intelligent software environment
supporting system design and simulation are presented. Knowledge-based system design …

Publisher Summary The chapter focuses on the discrete-event modeling and simulation
approach that emerged from operations-research concerns. Object-oriented modeling and …

System Entity Structures (SES) are used to define families of systems. In this context they are
employed in combination with a model base (MB) to describe a set of simulation models …

With the modernization of Department of Defense (DoD) systems and the growing
complexity of communication equipment, traditional test methods and processes have to …

A high autonomy system needs many models on which to base control, management,
design, and other interventions. These models differ in level of abstraction and in formalism …

This paper describes the automated generation of time windows from continuous system
simulation models. Time windows can be used to automatically generate equivalent discrete …