{"title":"The design of a multi-microprocessor based simulation computer - III","authors":"J. Comfort, Winqing Yao, Qiang Li","doi":"10.5555/800278.811012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5555/800278.811012","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents further results in development of a discrete event simulation computer based on a network of micro processors. The network is being designed by identifying simulation tasks which may be performed in parallel with other computation required by the simulation, and then assigning those subtasks to attached processing elements in the network. The tasks of priority queue processing and state accounting are considered in this paper. A three attached processor simulation computer has been designed, using two processors for the event set and the third for state statistics accumulation. In a simulation model of this system, a forty to fifty percent reduction in the execution of a benchmark simulation program is easily achieved. (The benchmark program itself uses an adaptive scheduling algorithm). Further observations and suggestions for future research are presented.","PeriodicalId":186490,"journal":{"name":"Annual Simulation Symposium","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123986867","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":"Ada and multi-microprocessor real-time simulation","authors":"S. Feyock, W. R. Collins","doi":"10.5555/800042.801459","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5555/800042.801459","url":null,"abstract":"The selection of a high-order programming language for a real-time distributed network simulation is described. The additional problem of implementing a language on a possibly changing network is addressed. The recently designed language Ada (trademarked by DoD) was chosen since it provides the best model of the underlying application to be simulated.","PeriodicalId":186490,"journal":{"name":"Annual Simulation Symposium","volume":"100 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126835460","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 heuristics-based approach to decreasing simulation model execution cost","authors":"K. Johnston, Jan A. Aitken","doi":"10.5555/800042.801445","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5555/800042.801445","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a brief overview of existing techniques oriented toward improving the executional efficiency of simulation models. It then presents a new heuristics-based technique, describing some language, data, and algorithmic requirements for a simulation package to selectively remove levels of detail from a model in such a way as to decrease the execution time requirements (and cost) of experimenting with the model.","PeriodicalId":186490,"journal":{"name":"Annual Simulation Symposium","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128693081","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":"Simulation model of a public enquiry system: Application case study in revenue Canada, taxation","authors":"S. Bose, E. Kitcher","doi":"10.5555/800042.801462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5555/800042.801462","url":null,"abstract":"Revenue Canada is required to maintain a taxpayer telephone enquiry service. To be effective, there is a need to strike an optimal balance between equipment capability, personnel roster and expected taxpayer satisfaction. This optimal mix is determined using simulation models which forecast expected hourly telephone traffic and the number of lines and operators mix required to provide an expected level of taxpayer service. Application of another decision support model using multi-criteria optimization technique has been made to select the best technology.","PeriodicalId":186490,"journal":{"name":"Annual Simulation Symposium","volume":"668 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132276575","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":"Contention problem of a multiprocessor simulator","authors":"E. K. Lin, C. Jen","doi":"10.5555/800042.801460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5555/800042.801460","url":null,"abstract":"With the increase in the scope of simulation, more minicomputers are used by military and industrial real-time simulators. The performance degradation caused by contention among computers is therefore becoming more acute. The problem will be even more serious when a network of distributed microcomputers is to operate the real-time simulators. In an effort to estimate the contention degradation apriori, a recursive relationship linking the effective worth of a multiprocessor structure consisting of k+1 processors to that of k processors has been obtained. The computational results have been favorably compared to the measured values. The relationship has since been used to help select most cost-effective computer systems for real-time simulators.","PeriodicalId":186490,"journal":{"name":"Annual Simulation Symposium","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130743815","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":"SIMIS II - an environment for material flow systems simulation","authors":"H. Ludwigs","doi":"10.5555/800042.801450","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5555/800042.801450","url":null,"abstract":"A user-oriented model for simulation of automatic transportation systems is described. Special emphasis is laid on the description of the user model world and the problems in its design.","PeriodicalId":186490,"journal":{"name":"Annual Simulation Symposium","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134402864","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":"Improved operational techniques in the simulation of a missile autopilot","authors":"Y. K. Chang, P. Rao","doi":"10.5555/800042.801461","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5555/800042.801461","url":null,"abstract":"A realistic and relatively complex model of a missile autopilot is simulated using improved operational methods. The Direct Substitution with Digital Compensation (DSDC) method is an improvement over conventional substitution techniques [3]. Another new technique, the Split T-integrator which opens new ground to very accurate simulation of complex systems is also presented.","PeriodicalId":186490,"journal":{"name":"Annual Simulation Symposium","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132732988","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":"Prototyping for naval battle group simulation development","authors":"J. Golub, Willis A. Soper","doi":"10.5555/800042.801451","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5555/800042.801451","url":null,"abstract":"Development of a new simulation involves problems such as what the simulation should do, to what level of detail, and with what models. For very broad simulations, these problems reach a level where straightforward development techniques become intractable. Dynamic software prototyping is an approach being taken at RCA to address such problems in simulating a multi-faceted naval battle group.","PeriodicalId":186490,"journal":{"name":"Annual Simulation Symposium","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114065467","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":"Modular simulation package for product design studies","authors":"Dennis B. Ulrich","doi":"10.5555/800042.801457","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5555/800042.801457","url":null,"abstract":"A simulation package designed to facilitate the creation and execution of large FORTRAN based simulations has been developed by the Xerox Corporation. After a discussion of the model assumptions required to use the package, this paper discusses the key components of the package. This explanation includes the structure of the simulation models and data, the preprocessors used to interface the models to the simulation executive, and the capabilities of the executive. To provide a concrete understanding of the package a simple model is developed, interfaced, and executed.","PeriodicalId":186490,"journal":{"name":"Annual Simulation Symposium","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121079986","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}
H. Engelke, J. Grotrian, C. Scheuing, A. Schmackpfeffer, B. Solf
{"title":"Structured modeling of manufacturing processes","authors":"H. Engelke, J. Grotrian, C. Scheuing, A. Schmackpfeffer, B. Solf","doi":"10.5555/800042.801449","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5555/800042.801449","url":null,"abstract":"The complexity of modern manufacturing systems calls for advanced modeling techniques which can be applied during different planning phases from a first design to the operation of a system. This paper introduces a Manufacturing Modeling (MM) concept which partitions a system into the subsystems INFORM, EXECUTE and SUPPORT and describes all activities in the individual subsystems by the MM functions REST, MOVE, MAKE and VERIFY. Graphical representations of the model structure and of simulation output help to make models transparent to the user. The technique is being implemented using the Research Queueing Package (RESQ), a modeling language developed by IBM Research in Yorktown Heights. It will be demonstrated for an automatic manufacturing line.","PeriodicalId":186490,"journal":{"name":"Annual Simulation Symposium","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1983-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133219145","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}