Title :
Achieving reliability in simulation software
Author :
Van Wagenen, Ronald C. ; Harrell, Charles R.
Author_Institution :
PROMODEL Corp., Orem, UT, USA
Abstract :
The complexity of simulation software makes it one of the most challenging software products to test and debug. Providing reliable simulation software requires that the user interface, graphic editor, statistical generators, database and memory management systems, simulation engine, output report generator, graphical animation, etc. are all working correctly. The paper provides an inside look into the challenges and issues associated with insuring the reliability of simulation software. Special emphasis is given to automated testing methods.
Keywords :
automatic testing; digital simulation; program testing; software reliability; automated testing methods; graphic editor; graphical animation; memory management systems; output report generator; reliability; simulation engine; simulation software; software products; statistical generators; user interface; Automatic testing; Computational modeling; Equations; Error correction; Graphics; Logic testing; Software debugging; Software performance; Software testing; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1994. Winter
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2109-X
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.1994.717414
