SIMUL 2012, The Fourth International Conference on Advances in System Simulation

Type: conference

Notes: IARIA Conference.

Editors:
Petre Dini, Concordia University, Canada / China Space Agency Center, China
Pascal Lorenz, University of Haute Alsace, France

ISSN: 2308-4537

ISBN: 978-1-61208-234-9

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from November 18, 2012 to November 23, 2012

Articles: there are 26 articles

Simulator for Smart Load Management in Home Appliances
Michael Rathmair and Jan Haase
keywords: load profile modelling; electrical load management strategies; virtual appliances simulation

Open Source, Simple, Concurrent Simulator for Education and Research
Miguel Bazdresch
keywords: Modeling, Computer Simulation, Parallel Processing, Educational Technology

A Generic Monte Carlo Simulation Algorithm For The Availability Prediction Of The Devices With Cold Stand-By Units
Ekin Kaya, Can Pervane, and Haydar Demirhan
keywords: stand-by; parallel; Monte Carlo simulation; generic; availability; LSLB method.

Urban Energy Flow Microsimulation in a Heating Dominated Continental Climate
Diane Perez, Clémentine Vautey, and Jérôme Kämpf
keywords: energy flow simulation; simulation and measure- ment comparison; urban simulation; heating demand simulation; energy demand and supply.

Development of a Neural Network-based Building Model and Application to Geothermal Heat Pumps Predictive Control
Tristan Salque, Peter Riederer, and Dominique Marchio
keywords: Artificial neural networks; Room temperature prediction; Predictive control; Energy savings; Geothermal heat pump

Importance Sampling for Model Checking of Continuous Time Markov Chains
Benoit Barbot, Serge Haddad, and Claudine Picaronny
keywords: statistical model checking; rare events; importance sampling; coupling; uniformization

Comparison of lumped simulation models for three different building envelopes
Kyung-Soo Yoon, Young-Jin Kim, Cheol-Soo Park, and Keon-Ho Lee
keywords: lumped model; parameter estimation; calibration; validation.

Cost Optimization of a Nearly Net Zero Energy Building: a Case Study
Narghes Doust, Gabriele Masera, Francesco Frontini, and Marco Imperadori
keywords: Zero energy building; Net zero energy buildings; Cost optimality analysis.

An Automatic Approach for Parameter Optimization of Material Flow Simulation Models based on Particle Swarm Optimization
Christoph Laroque and Jan-Patrick Pater
keywords: Design of Experiments; DES; meta-heuristics; particle swarm optimization; parameter optimization

Agent-Based Simulation and Cooperation in Business Organizational Settings
Claudia Ribeiro, José Borbinha, José Tribolet, and João Pereira
keywords: Agent-Based Simulation; Cooperation; Enterprise Engineering; Game Theory.

System Dynamics Inspired Sensor Modeling and Simulation
Sören Schweigert
keywords: sensor simulation; system dynamics; ground truth generation; error models

Mesoscopic Level: A New Representation Level for Large Scale Agent-Based Simulations
Laurent Navarro, Vincent Corruble, Fabien Flacher, and Jean-Daniel Zucker
keywords: Agent-based and Multiagent Systems; Model-Based Systems; Large-scale simulations; Level of Detail

Object-Oriented Paradigms for Modelling Vascular Tumour Growth: A Case Study
Anthony J Connor, Jonathan Cooper, Helen M Byrne, Philip K Maini, and Steve McKeever
keywords: multiscale; hybrid; object-orientation; vascular tumour growth; modelling.

Capacity Planning for Elderly Care in Ireland Using Simluation Modeling
Mohamed AF Ragab, Waleed Abo-Hamad, and Amr Arisha
keywords: Population Ageing; Elderly Care; Discrete Event Simulation; Discharge Planning.

A Whole Trajectory Simulation for the Electromagnetic Rail Gun
Ping Ma, Ming Yang, and Yuwei Hu
keywords: Electromagnetic Rail Gun (EMRG); Simulation System; Whole Trajectory Simulation; Ballistics Model.

Modeling Material Heterogeneity by Gaussian Random Fields for the Simulation of Inhomogeneous Mineral Subsoil Machining
Nils Raabe, Anita Monika Thieler, Claus Weihs, Christian Rautert, and Dirk Biermann
keywords: Machining, Numerical Simulation, Gaussian Random Fields

Simulation of the Deflection of Thin Plates Under the Action of Random Loads
Vitaly Lukinov
keywords: plate bending; Monte Carlo methods; biharmonic equation, walks by spheres

Simulation of an Order Picking System in a Pharmaceutical Warehouse
João Pedro Jorge, Zafeiris Kokkinogenis, Rosaldo J. F. Rossetti, and Manuel A. P. Marques
keywords: Warehouse Simulation, Order Picking system, Agent-Based model, NetLogo

Monte Carlo Simulation of an Optical Differential Phase-Shift Keying Communication System with Direct Detection Impaired by In-Band Crosstalk
Genádio Martins, Luís Cancela, and João Rebola
keywords: optical communication systems; Monte Carlo simulation; differential phase-shift keying; in-band crosstalk

A Flexible Analytic Model for the Design Space Exploration of Many-Core Network-on-Chips Based on Queueing Theory
Erik Fischer, Albrecht Fehske, and Gerhard P. Fettweis
keywords: network-on-chip; noc; queueing theory; analytic model

Multi-objective Linear Programming Optimization for Waste Management Simulation
Eric Solano
keywords: Simulation model; linear programming; fuzzy multiobjective optimization; Pareto optimal set; waste management

A Markov Random Field Approach for Modeling Correlated Failures in Distributed Systems
Jorge E. Pezoa
keywords: Distributed computing; Reliability; Markov Random Fields

Traffic and Monotonic Total-Connected Random Walks of Particles
Alexander P. Buslaev, Alexander G. Tatashev, and Andrew M. Yaroshenko
keywords: stochastic models; random walk; multi-lane traffic

Model-based Prediction of Complex Multimedia/Hypermedia Systems
Franco Cicirelli, Libero Nigro, and Francesco Pupo
keywords: Model-based prediction; multimedia/hypermedia systems; time stream Petri nets; synchronization consistency; model checking; UPPAAL.

Development of Modified Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Compliant Mechanisms
Se-Chan Kim, Dae-Ho Chang, Kwang-Seon Yoo, and Seog-Young Han
keywords: Compliant mechanism; Modified Ant Colony Algorithm (MACO); Topology optimization; Geometrically nonlinear.

cooperative c-marking agents for the foraging problem
Zedadra Ouarda, Jouandeau Nicolas, and Seridi Hamid
keywords: reactive agents; foraging task; digital pheromone; APF construction