Modelling and Simulation Exploring Dynamic System Behaviour
The application of modelling and simulation is unconstrained by discipline boundaries. It provides support for the planning, design and evaluation of system behaviour, as well as the evaluation of strategies for dynamic system transformation and change. M
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Louis G. Birta and Gilbert Arbez
Modelling and Simulation Exploring Dynamic System Behaviour
Louis G. Birta School of Information Technology and Engineering University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 Canada e-mail: [email protected]
Gilbert Arbez School of Information Technology and Engineering University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 Canada e-mail: [email protected]
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2007922719 ISBN-10: 1-84628-621-2 ISBN-13: 978-1-84628-621-6
e-ISBN-10: 1-84628-622-0 e-ISBN-13: 978-1-84628-621-2
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PREFACE
Overview Modelling and simulation is a tool that provides support for the planning, design, and evaluation of systems as well as the evaluation of strategies for system transformation and change. Its importance continues to grow at a remarkable rate, in part because its application is not constrained by discipline boundaries. This growth is also the consequence of the opportunities provided by the ever-widening availability of significant computing resources and the expanding pool of human skill that can effectively harness this computational power. However, the effective use of any tool and especially a multifaceted tool such as modelling and simulation involves a learning curve. This book addresses some of the challenges that lie on the path that ascends that curve. Consistent with good design practice, the development of this textbook began with several clearly defined objectives. Perhaps the most fundamental was the intent that the final product provide a practical (i.e., useful) introduction to the main facets of a typical modelling and simulation project. This objective was, furthermore, to include projects emerging from both the discrete-
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