Theory of Modeling and Design

The increased computational power and software tools available to engineers have increased the use and dependence
on modeling and computer simulation throughout the design process. These tools have given engineers the capability of
designing highly complex systems and computer architectures that were previously unthinkable. Every complex design
project, from integrated circuits, to aerospace vehicles, to industrial manufacturing processes requires these new
methods. This book fulfills the essential need of system and control engineers at all levels in understanding modeling and
simulation. This book, written as a true text/reference has become a standard sr./graduate level course in all EE
departments worldwide and all professionals in this area are required to update their skills. The book provides a
rigorous mathematical foundation for modeling and computer simulation. It provides a comprehensive framework for
modeling and simulation integrating the various simulation approaches. It covers model formulation, simulation model
execution, and the model building process with its key activities model abstraction and model simplification, as well as
the organization of model libraries. Emphasis of the book is in particular in integrating discrete event and continuous
modeling approaches as well as a new approach for discrete event simulation of continuous processes. The book also
discusses simulation execution on parallel and distributed machines and concepts for simulation model realization based
on the High Level Architecture (HLA) standard of the Department of Defense.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive framework for continuous and discrete event modeling
  and simulation
  
• Mathematical foundation of simulation modeling
  
• System morphisms for model abstraction and simplification
  
• Presentation of a new approach to discrete event simulation of continuous
  processes
  
• Parallel and distributed simulation of discrete event models
  
• High Level Architecture (HLA)