A numerical integrator for simulation of unstructured implicit models

Object oriented modeling naturally leads to implicitly defined dynamical systems or, as they are also called, differential algebraic equations (DAEs). Most existing DAE integrators require the equations defining the dynamical system to have a special structure. Progress on the development of a new integrator for general unstructured DAEs is presented. The new integrator is called UCP. Computational tests are given to show that the new method can successfully integrate problems that other methods have trouble with.