Testing and Validation of Computer Simulation Models: Principles, Methods and Applications (Simulation Foundations, Methods and Applications) - Softcover

Murray-Smith, David J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3319362666 ISBN 13: 9783319362663

Publisher: Springer, 2016

Synopsis

This must-read text/reference provides a practical guide to processes involved in the development and application of dynamic simulation models, covering a wide range of issues relating to testing, verification and validation. Illustrative example problems in continuous system simulation are presented throughout the book, supported by extended case studies from a number of interdisciplinary applications. Topics and features: provides an emphasis on practical issues of model quality and validation, along with questions concerning the management of simulation models, the use of model libraries, and generic models; contains numerous step-by-step examples; presents detailed case studies, often with accompanying datasets; includes discussion of hybrid models, which involve a combination of continuous system and discrete-event descriptions; examines experimental modeling approaches that involve system identification and parameter estimation; offers supplementary material at an associated website.

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About the Author

Dr. David Murray-Smith is Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Research Fellow of the School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow, UK.

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This must-read text/reference provides a practical guide to processes involved in the development and application of dynamic simulation models, covering a wide range of issues relating to testing, verification and validation. Illustrative example problems in continuous system simulation are presented throughout the book, supported by extended case studies from a number of interdisciplinary applications.

Topics and features:

• Provides an emphasis on practical issues of model quality and validation, along with questions concerning the management of simulation models, the use of model libraries, and generic models
• Contains numerous step-by-step examples
• Presents detailed case studies, often with accompanying datasets for readers to use in model validation and testing exercises
• Includes discussion of hybrid models, which involve a combination of continuous system and discrete-event descriptions
• Examines experimental modeling approaches that involve system identification and parameter estimation, emphasizing the practical importance of more theoretical concepts such as identifiability and test input design
• Offers supplementary material at an associated website, including links for readers without prior experience in this field to expand their background knowledge

This highly useful, hands-on work will be of great benefit to practitioners and professionals who use simulation and modeling techniques in their work, as well as to students in graduate-level courses on modeling and simulation.

Dr. David Murray-Smith is an Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319362666
• ISBN 13: 9783319362663
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 266