{"title":"Performance Modeling of Worldwide Distributed IT Support System at Siemens IT Solutions and Services","authors":"Alexander Chudov, Yana Rebrova, A. Pastsyak","doi":"10.1109/EMS.2011.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMS.2011.15","url":null,"abstract":"Large Information Technology service support system is planned to be deployed at Siemens IT Solutions and Services world wide. The heart of the system is a business process execution platform which organizes distributed services by means of business process modeling notation. This paper addresses performance aspects of this system: how components distribution affects system response time. Results demonstrate application of performance modeling and simulation approaches on early design stages with lack of initial data.","PeriodicalId":131364,"journal":{"name":"2011 UKSim 5th European Symposium on Computer Modeling and Simulation","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121784528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mehdi Mohtashamzadeh, Ladan Momeni, Arshin Rezazadeh
{"title":"An Innovative Fault-Tolerant Method for 2-D Mesh-Based Network-on-Chip Routing","authors":"Mehdi Mohtashamzadeh, Ladan Momeni, Arshin Rezazadeh","doi":"10.1109/EMS.2011.54","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMS.2011.54","url":null,"abstract":"Fault-tolerant routing algorithms are key concerns in Network-on-Chip (NoC) communication. This paper proposes a high performance fault-tolerant routing algorithm based on Fault-Tolerant-Routing (FTR) as a new solution to decrease delay of the messages over the on-chip interconnection mesh networks. The FTR algorithm is a wormhole-switched routing for 2-D mesh networks and has been used for block faults. This algorithm uses virtual channels to pass faulty regions. We have improved the FTR algorithm to decrease message delays in the network without adding new extra virtual channels which led to an Improved-Fault-Tolerant-Algorithm (i-FTR). Moreover, to simulate FTR and i-FTR algorithms, same network conditions namely network size, message length and number of generated messages has been considered. It can be deduced from results that i-FTR performs better compared to FTR algorithm. Furthermore, results show that the interconnection network of NoC which has been used for i-FTR can deal with higher message rates and can tolerate higher traffic loads.","PeriodicalId":131364,"journal":{"name":"2011 UKSim 5th European Symposium on Computer Modeling and Simulation","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128531858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Event Triggering Estimation for Cell-DEVS: Wildfire Spread Simulation Case","authors":"Y. Dahmani, M. Hamri","doi":"10.1109/EMS.2011.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMS.2011.16","url":null,"abstract":"This paper aims to estimate the trigger event in the DEVS formalism by the Bayesian networks. To validate this approach, we develop a simulation tool for wildfire spread which could be used as decision making for fires control and containment. In fact, this work attempt to foster the integration between two concepts: Bayesian networks, known as powerful tools for representing uncertain events, and the DEVS formalism, a discrete event simulation formalism known by the modeling process of complex natural systems. Thus we have introduced Bayesian networks to show up fire spread graph and the probability of states transitions can be calculated by the use of the joint probability distribution. This probability is then introduced to the fire spread Cell-DEVS model in order to simulate wildfire propagation. The present paper stated as follows: Firstly we introduce the wildfire spread phenomena, we follow by describing some closely related works. After, we present the specification formalism DEVS and some of its extensions, then, we introduce Bayesian networks. Our approach is then presented and some simulations are done. At the end, we conclude this work with a conclusion and perspectives.","PeriodicalId":131364,"journal":{"name":"2011 UKSim 5th European Symposium on Computer Modeling and Simulation","volume":"60 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127552687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of the Effect of Operating Temperature on Electrical Characteristics of A-Si: H/a-SiGe: H Hetero-Structure Solar Cells","authors":"P. Jelodarian, A. Kosarian","doi":"10.1109/EMS.2011.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMS.2011.22","url":null,"abstract":"In this work the temperature dependence of the electrical behavior of the amorphous silicon thin film hetero-structure solar cells such as potential and electric field and the effect of temperature on the recombination rate and photo-generation rate, through the cell is investigated. Also the effect of the various p-layer doping concentrations with temperature variation on the electrical characteristic of the solar cell such as short circuit current, open circuit voltage and efficiency are studied in this work. Based on the results optimum structures for single and double junction amorphous silicon solar cells are obtained. After optimizing the parameters of i-layer and p-layer of solar cell a double-junction solar cell with JSC=265A/m2, VOC=1.13V, FF=0.795, and efficiency of 23.5% has been achieved at T=300 K.","PeriodicalId":131364,"journal":{"name":"2011 UKSim 5th European Symposium on Computer Modeling and Simulation","volume":"105 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125601947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance Extrapolation for Load Testing Results of Mixture of Applications","authors":"S. Duttagupta, M. Nambiar","doi":"10.1109/EMS.2011.56","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMS.2011.56","url":null,"abstract":"Load testing of IT applications faces the challenge of providing high quality test results that would represent the performance in production like scenarios, without incurring high cost of commercial load testing tools. It would help IT projects to be able to test with a small number of users and extrapolate to scenarios with much larger number of users. Such an extrapolation strategy when applied to mixture of application workloads running on a shared server environment must take into consideration application characteristics (CPU/IO intensive, memory bound) as well the server capabilities. The goal is to predict the performance of mixture workload, the maximum throughput offered by the application mix and the maximum number of users supported by the system before the throughput starts degrading. In this paper, we propose an extrapolation strategy that analyses a system workload mix based on its service demand on various resources and extrapolates its performance using simple empirical modeling techniques. Moreover, its ability to extrapolate throughput of an application mixture even if there is a change in the mixture, can help in capacity planning of the system.","PeriodicalId":131364,"journal":{"name":"2011 UKSim 5th European Symposium on Computer Modeling and Simulation","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132823717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Romero, Isabel Moreno, M. L. Martínez, G. Pearce
{"title":"Simulation of a Mechanical Thrombectomy Device Based in the Use of Self-Expandable Stents for the Blood Clots Extraction","authors":"G. Romero, Isabel Moreno, M. L. Martínez, G. Pearce","doi":"10.1109/EMS.2011.71","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMS.2011.71","url":null,"abstract":"Recently, we have presented some studies concerning the analysis, design and optimization of one experimental device developed in the UK - GPTAD - which has been designed to remove blood clots without the need to make contact with the clot itself, thereby potentially reducing the risk of problems such as downstream embolisation. Based on the idea of a modification of the previous device, in this work, we present a model based in the use of stents like the Solitaire TM FR, which is in contact with the clot itself. In the case of such devices, the stent is self-expandable and the extraction of the blood clot is faciliatated by the stent, which must be inside the clot. Such stents are generally inserted in position by using the guide wire inserted into the catheter. This type of modeling could potentially be useful in showing how the blood clot is moved by the various different forces involved. The modelling has been undertaken by analyzing the resistances, compliances and inertances effects. We model an artery and blood clot for range of forces for the guide wire. In each case we determine the interaction between blood clot, stent and artery.","PeriodicalId":131364,"journal":{"name":"2011 UKSim 5th European Symposium on Computer Modeling and Simulation","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127056760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Case of Soft System Methodology (SSM): Interacting Aspect Modelling of Customer Satisfaction in Video Stream Service over Wireless and Mobile Network","authors":"Herman, Azizah Abd. Rahman, Yoanda Alim Syahbana","doi":"10.1109/EMS.2011.72","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMS.2011.72","url":null,"abstract":"Customer satisfaction has become essential in any service due to its positive influence to customer loyalty and further market opportunity. In video stream service over wireless and mobile network, customer satisfaction is determined by many interacting aspects. It includes objective Quality of Service (QoS) parameters and subjective Quality of user Experience (QoE) factors. In addition, customer satisfaction is also determined by business strategy that applied by service stakeholders e.g. pricing and customer care. Some issues arise due to interaction between these aspects. These issues are difficult to be addressed by creative and logical problem solving strategy. This paper discusses Soft System Methodology (SSM) to elucidate what the actual problem of these interacting aspects. It is expressed through seven consecutive stages of SSM that illustrate problem solving process from unstructured problem to structured problem. This paper also proposes a methodology to model the interacting aspects in determining customer satisfaction.","PeriodicalId":131364,"journal":{"name":"2011 UKSim 5th European Symposium on Computer Modeling and Simulation","volume":"81 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123002074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multisensor and Collaborative Localization for Diverse Environments","authors":"Björn Bittins, J. Sieck","doi":"10.1109/EMS.2011.60","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMS.2011.60","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the design and implementation of a multi sensor, collaborative localization system for diverse environments. Many different approaches and systems are utilized depending on the requirements and settings of a particular environment, such as indoor, outdoor or urban environments. Location-based services could benefit from a localization system that is suitable for changing environments. We propose an architecture that facilitates multiple localization systems, such as GPS for outdoor as well as RFID-based and optical systems for indoor purposes. Due to the fact that access to respectively integration of localization systems in mobile handheld devices is limited, we introduce the Location Exchange protocol to share ascertained location information among nearby devices using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi communication. This information can be used to improve the accuracy of obtained positions and enables devices to benefit from localization systems and sensors incorporated by nearby devices.","PeriodicalId":131364,"journal":{"name":"2011 UKSim 5th European Symposium on Computer Modeling and Simulation","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128953220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evolutionary Fuzzy Function with Support Vector Regression for the Prediction of Concrete Compressive Strength","authors":"S. Gilan, A. Ali, A. Ramezanianpour","doi":"10.1109/EMS.2011.28","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMS.2011.28","url":null,"abstract":"The main purpose of this paper is to develop an evolutionary fuzzy function with support vector regression (EFF-SVR) model to predict the compressive strength of concrete. Fuzzy functions alter conventional fuzzy system modelling methods structurally. They take advantage of utilizing membership values calculated by fuzzy c-mean (FCM) clustering, and their possible transformations, as additional explanatory variables augmented to the original input space. Since support vector regression (SVR) methods have considerable capability of minimizing both empirical and complexity risks simultaneously, the hybrid model of EFF-SVR is expected to yield robust results. Finally, the generalization capability and robustness of EFF-SVR are compared with some existing system modelling methods, i.e., artificial neural network (ANN), adaptive neural-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), fuzzy function with least squared estimation (FF-LSE), and improved FF-LSE. The results show that EFF-SVR has a great ability as a feasible tool for prediction of the concrete compressive strength.","PeriodicalId":131364,"journal":{"name":"2011 UKSim 5th European Symposium on Computer Modeling and Simulation","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126648792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Gutierrez, J. Romo, Manuel I. González, E. Cañibano, J. Merino
{"title":"Control Algorithm Development for Independent Wheel Torque Distribution with 4 In-wheel Electric Motors","authors":"J. Gutierrez, J. Romo, Manuel I. González, E. Cañibano, J. Merino","doi":"10.1109/EMS.2011.40","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EMS.2011.40","url":null,"abstract":"Electronic Stability Control (ESC) devices are going to become mandatory in the near future. Moreover, the high price of the electronic sensors makes engineers to build its active safety systems based on the knowledge of a reduced number of real vehicle states, while the rest must be estimated from the real ones. In this case, the new possibilities offered by an independently controlled wheel traction system are explored. The advantages enable to easily implement anti-lock braking and traction control systems, chassis motion control like Direct Yaw Control (DYC) and an estimation of road surface condition. Hence, yaw moment reference signal is possible to be followed not only by braking, but also by giving an increasing torque to wheels in order not to lose any global vehicle velocity. Fault-tolerant strategies are also covered for the dynamic behaviour to be appropriately adapted to an electrical fault. An electronic differential strategy is implemented in both axles in order to develop an active help to curve performance.","PeriodicalId":131364,"journal":{"name":"2011 UKSim 5th European Symposium on Computer Modeling and Simulation","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126169671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}