Design of Computer Systems Simulation Experiments.

Abstract

The application of digital computers to simulate large discrete systems can be severely limited by time and cost considerations when the level of detail attempted is very small. For feasibility in actual simulation execution time, many systems are necessarily modeled at higher, less detailed levels in order to reduce the time parameter range and to keep the amount of simulation event processing low. Such an approach keep the amount of simulation event processing low. Such an approach frequently leads to results that are invalid or of little practical use to systems designers. An approach to modeling various levels of details automatically within a single computer run is described. The feasibility of integrating two or more levels by describing sub-models within each level as separate procedures, only to be called from procedures at the next higher level, is investigated. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0772932

Entities

People

  • Alan G. Merten
  • Toby J. Teorey

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Computers
  • Digital Computers
  • Simulations
  • Simulators

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation