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A general purpose systems simulator
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A general purpose simulation program designed to simplify the task of simulating systems and is applicable to a wide variety of important problems.Abstract:
Systems engineers have come to recognize simulation as a valuable tool in their work. However, writing simulation programs can be a difficult, time consuming task requiring intricate and extensive programming. For simulation to be most useful, it must be possible to carry out a simulation quickly and be possible to change the simulation easily as the system design proceeds.
This paper describes a general purpose simulation program designed to simplify the task of simulating systems. It is applicable to a wide variety of important problems. The program features a simple block diagram language with which to describe the system to be simulated. Given this description, the program will automatically simulate the system.read more
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A general purpose systems simulation program
TL;DR: The amount of simulation and the complexity of the studies that are being conducted have presented several difficulties in organizing the use of simulation, and the means by which to expand simulation efforts.
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Simulation in systems engineering
TL;DR: Two dissimilar examples are provided to illustrate various aspects of simulation in the systems engineering process and a new philosophy of multiprocessing is presented.