SIMUL 2014, The Sixth International Conference on Advances in System Simulation

Type: conference

Notes: IARIA Conference.

Editors:
Amr Arisha, College of Business, DIT, Ireland
Georgiy Bobashev, RTI International -Research Triangle Park, USA

ISSN: 2308-4537

ISBN: 978-1-61208-371-1

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from October 12, 2014 to October 16, 2014

Articles: there are 45 articles

Model of Running Time Disturbances for Buses Using Designated Lanes on Approaches to Junctions Equipped with Traffic Signals
Marek Bauer
keywords: bus lane; signalized junction; running time

Traffic-light cycle coordinated by microsimulation: a solution to the traffic congestion in Palermo
Luigi Sanfilippo and Giuseppe Salvo
keywords: microsimulation; Traffic-light cycle

Towards a Hybrid Real/Virtual Simulation of Autonomous Vehicles for Critical Scenarios
Franck Gechter, Baudouin Dafflon, Pablo Gruer, and Abder Koukam
keywords: simulation, autonomous vehicle, hybrid simulation

Modelling Drivers’ Route Choice Behaviour through Possibility Theory Using Driving Simulator
Mario Marinelli and Mauro Dell'Orco
keywords: modelling; route choice behaviour; possibility theory; data fusion; stated preference; driving simulator

M2ANET Simulation in 3D in NS2
Nasir Mahmood, John DeDourek, and Przemyslaw Pochec
keywords: mobile network; simulation; NS2; 3D; MANET; M2ANET; Mobile Medium

Pandora: A Versatile Agent-Based Modelling Platform for Social Simulation
Xavier Rubio-Campillo
keywords: Agent-Based Models; Social Simulation; High-Performance Computing; Parallel programming; Multi-Agent Systems

Interface-based Semi-automated Generation of Scenarios for Simulation Testing of Software Components
Tomas Potuzak and Richard Lipka
keywords: software components testing; scenarios generation; component interface; component interaction

A Scalable Framework for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Simulation
Kareem Abdelgawad, Mohamed Abdelkarim, Bassem Hassan, Michael Grafe, and Iris Gräßler
keywords: Driving simulators; Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS); Virtual prototyping; MATLAB/Simulink

Microscopic Simulation of Synchronized Flow in City Traffic: Effect of Driver's Speed Adaptation
Gerhard Hermanns, Igor N. Kulkov, Boris S. Kerner, Michael Schreckenberg, Peter Hemmerle, Micha Koller, and Hubert Rehborn
keywords: Microscopic simulation; Three-phase traffic theory; City traffic

An Optimal Multiobjective Production System, A Case Study
Hector Miguel Gastelum Gonzalez and Maria Elena Meda Campaña
keywords: multiobjective optimization; nsga-II; production systems; genetic algorithm

A Generalized Agent-Based Model to Simulate Emergency Departments
Zhengchun Liu, Eduardo Cabrera, Dolores Rexachs, and Emilio Luque
keywords: Healthcare; Agent-Based Modeling and Simulating; Complex system

IoT Component Design and Implementation using Discrete Event Specification Simulations
Souhila Sehili, Laurent Capocchi, and Jean-Francois Santucci
keywords: DEVS; IoT; formalism; assembly; strategies

Optimization of Resources to Improve Patient Experience in the New Emergency Department of Mater Hospital Dublin
Heba Habib, Waleed Abo-Hamad, and Amr Arisha
keywords: Health-care management; patient experience; discrete-event simulation; emergency department

Modeling the Contact Propagation of Nosocomial Infection in Hospital Emergency Departments
Cecilia Jaramillo, Dolores Rexachs, Emilio Luque, Francisco Epelde, and Manel Taboada
keywords: Agent Based Modeling and Simulation; Nosocomial Infection; Hospital Emergency Departments.

Impedance-based Higher Order Sliding Mode Control for Grasping and Manipulation
Rakibul Hasan, Ranjan Vepa, and Hasan Shaheed
keywords: Grasping; Sliding; Impedance; Adaptive; AFIM; HOSM.

Towards a New Alternative to Assess the Validity of Driving Simulators:
Christophe Deniaud, Vincent Honnet, Benoit Jeanne, and Daniel Mestre
keywords: Attention; Presence; Driving Simulator.

Consistency of the Stochastic Mesh Method
Yuri Kashtanov
keywords: Optimal stopping; American option; Stochastic mesh

Multiple Convolution Neural Networks for an Online Handwriting Recognition System
Việt Dũng Phạm
keywords: online handwriting; recognition; convolution; neural network.

The Influence of Lateral, Roll and Yaw Motion Gains on Driving Performance on an Advanced Dynamic Simulator
Florian Savona, Anca Melania Stratulat, Emmanuelle Diaz, Vincent Honnet, Gilles Houze, Philippe Vars, Stéphane Masfrand, Vincent Roussarie, and Christophe Bourdin
keywords: Lateral acceleration; motion gains; driving performance; tilt-coordination.

Different User Behavior’s Impact on Simulated Heating Demand in Energy Efficient Buildings
Hans Bagge and Dennis Johansson
keywords: space heating; household electricity; domestic hot water; user behavior.

Rare Event Handling in Signalling Cascades
Benoît Barbot, Serge Haddad, Monika Heiner, and Claudine Picaronny
keywords: Rare event; Importance sampling; Signalling cascade

Program Generation Approach to Semi-Natural Simulators Design and Implementation
Emanuil Markov, Vesselin Gueorguiev, and Ivan Evgeniev Ivanov
keywords: semi-natural simulation; program generation; distributed control system; hardware-in-the-loop

Semi-automated Generation of Simulated Software Components for Simulation Testing
Tomas Potuzak and Richard Lipka
keywords: software component; simulation testing; simulation model generation

Energy and Daylighting Performance of Senior Housing (Performance evaluation of a senior apartment in China)
Yuan Fang and Soolyeon Cho
keywords: senior housing; thermal comfort; visual comfort; energy saving; daylighting

Thickness Reduction Controller Design for Flying Gauge Change in a Cold Strip Mill
Tomoyoshi Ogasahara
keywords: control; flying gauge change; cold rolling; pysical model; actuator model; model based design.

Application of the Butler-Volmer Equation in Mathematical Modelling of Amperometric Biosensor
Dainius Šimelevičius and Karolis Petrauskas
keywords: Modelling; Reaction-diffusion; Biosensor; Amperometric; Butler-Volmer Equation

Concept for Geopolitical Crisis Simulation as Assistance During a Decision Making Process
Maria Epp, André Brahmann, Uwe Chalupka, Oliver Kröning, and Hendrik Rothe
keywords: FEM; crisis simulation; crisis management

Probabilistic Prognosis of Societal Political Violence by Stochastic Simulation
André Brahmann, Uwe Chalupka, Hendrik Rothe, and Torsten Albrecht
keywords: Major Episodes of Political Violence; principal component analysis; classification; support vector machines

Simulation Analysis for Performance Improvements of GNSS-based Positioning in a Road Environment
Nam-Hyeok Kim, Chi-Ho Park, and Soon Ki Jung
keywords: GNSS; Vision; Pseudolite; Simulation.

Online Heat Pattern Estimation in a Shaft Furnace by Particle Filter Logic
Yoshinari Hashimoto and Kazuro Tsuda
keywords: Particle Filter; Data Assimilation.

Weights Decision Analysis on the Integration of Navigation Satellite System and Vision System for Precise Positioning
Chi-Ho Park and Nam-Hyeok Kim
keywords: GNSS; Vision; Integration; Positioning

Production-Sales Policies for New Product Diffusion under Stochastic Supply
Ashkan Negahban and Jeffrey S. Smith
keywords: Innovation diffusion; Production uncertainty; Production planning; Inventory management; Monte Carlo simulation

Particle Simulation of Granular Flows in Electrostatic Separation Processes
Ida Critelli, Alessandro Tasora, Andrea Degiorgi, and Marcello Colledani
keywords: Granular flows; particles; waste processing

Simulation as a Sensor of Emergency Departments: Providing Data for Knowledge Discovery
Eva Bruballa, Manel Taboada, Eduardo Cabrera, Dolores Rexachs, and Emilio Luque
keywords: Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation (ABMS); Data-Intensive;Data Mining (DM); Decision Support Systems (DSS); Emergency Department (ED); Knowledge Discovery.

Social Sustainability and Manufacturing Simulation
Andi H. Widok and Volker Wohlgemuth
keywords: sustainability; discrete event simulation (DES); material flow analysis (MFA); life cycle analysis (LCA); social life cycle analysis (SLCA)

An Agent-Based Financial Market Simulator for Evaluation of Algorithmic Trading Strategies
Rui Hu and Stephen Watt
keywords: Agent-Based Simulation, Financial Markets, High Frequency Trading

Simulation-based Completeness Analysis and Adaption of Fault Trees
Volker Gollücke, Jan Pinkowski, Christoph Läsche, Sebastian Gerwinn, and Axel Hahn
keywords: Simulation; Statistical Model Checking; Fault Trees; Risk Assessment; Offshore Operations; Observer.

Investigation of Solver Technologies for the Simulation of Brittle Materials
Arash Ramezani and Hendrik Rothe
keywords: solver technologies; simulation models; brittle materials; optimization; armor systems

Improving Simulators Quality Using Model and Data Validation Techniques
Vesselin Gueorguiev
keywords: simulation validation; program generation; re-design after validation; model reliability

Fuzzy Discrete-Event Systems Modeling and Simulation with Fuzzy Control Language and DEVS Formalism
Jean Francois Santucci and Laurent Capocchi
keywords: DEVS; Fuzzy systems; Modeling; Simulation; Discrete-event system

Integrating Simulation Modelling and Value Stream Mapping for Leaner Capacity Planning of an Emergency Department
Esmst Swallmeh, Ayman Tobail, Waleed Abo-Hamad, James Gray, and Amr Arisha
keywords: Lean; Modeling and Simulation; Healthcare; Capacity Planning

Model-based Method to achieve EMC for Distributed Safety-Relevant Automotive Systems
Andreas Baumgart, Klaus Hörmaier, and Gerhard Deuter
keywords: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); Model-based design; Automotive; ISO 26262; Safety-relevant systems

Agent-based Simulation of Information and Communications Technology Practicum Courses for Engineering Students at Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano
Julian Andres Castillo Grisales, Cristian Felipe Gallego Ramirez, Yony Fernando Ceballos, and Carlos Orlando Zapata Garcia
keywords: Agent-based modelling; Computer engineering; Simulation; Netlogo

A Unified Framework for Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis of Computational Models with Many Input Parameters
Li Gu and C. F. Jeff Wu
keywords: Uncertainty analysis; Sensitivity analysis; Screening; Effect hierarchy principle; Effect heredity principle; Polynomial chaos expansions.

An Agent-based Model to Support Measuring Drug Choice and Switch Between Drug Types in Rural Populations
Georgiy Bobashev, Eric Solano, and Lee Hoffer
keywords: decision making, drug use modeling, drug switch, agent-based model, model-based survey