Title :
Models of complex physical systems using Cell-DEVS
Author :
Ameghino, Javier ; Troccoli, Alejandro ; Wainer, Gabriel
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Computacion, Buenos Aires Univ., Argentina
Abstract :
We present the definition of diverse models of physical systems using the Cell-DEVS paradigm. Cell-DEVS is an extension of the DEVS formalism that allows the definition of cellular models. We have developed a tool implementing these theoretical concepts, making easy the definition of cell spaces with explicit timing delays. Diversity of problems can be attacked in a simple fashion, reducing the development times of complex models. A wide variety of models have been developed using this approach, and here we include examples of a fire spreading model with different conditions, formation of a watershed and robots in a manufacturing plant. These examples allow us to show the potential application of the formalism and related tools to attack different problems
Keywords :
cellular automata; delays; discrete event simulation; industrial robots; timing; Cell-DEVS; cellular models; complex physical systems; fire spreading model; manufacturing plant; robots; timing delays; tool; watershed; Application software; Computational modeling; Delay; Drives; Fires; Physics computing; Robots; Systems engineering and theory; Timing; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Symposium, 2001. Proceedings. 34th Annual
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1092-2
DOI :
10.1109/SIMSYM.2001.922141