A new simulation tool for the modeling and control of distributed systems

    Authors

    F. G. Gonzalez

    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Simul.-Trans. Soc. Model. Simul. Int.

    Keywords

    distributed systems; control; simulation; flexible manufacturing; systems; software tool; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; DISCRETE EVENT SYSTEMS; SUPERVISORY; CONTROL; Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Computer Science, ; Software Engineering

    Abstract

    This paper discusses the construction of a new simulation and control tool that is designed to facilitate the modeling of distributed systems. This tool can be employed to design and implement distributed control architectures for managing large-scale, discrete event systems. Current commercial simulation tools cannot adequately model distributed control architectures. They can only model the system using a single model and therefore cannot adequately predict the performance constraints that these distributed architectures impose on the system. Furthermore, current tools are not designed to control the systems they model. Thus, in modeling and controlling such distributed systems, one must currently write the models using a general-purpose language such as C++. In simulation, the individual models are tied together using a model of the communications network included as part of the tool. This paper discusses this new tool, which is capable of addressing these concerns.

    Journal Title

    Simulation-Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International

    Volume

    78

    Issue/Number

    9

    Publication Date

    1-1-2002

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    552

    Last Page

    567

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000180484700003

    ISSN

    0037-5497

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