System-of-Systems Engineering - Liophant Simulation
System-of-Systems Engineering - Liophant Simulation
System-of-Systems Engineering - Liophant Simulation
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Discrete Event <strong>Simulation</strong>s• Discrete event problems embody the following concepts[Fishman 2001]:– Work - items, jobs, or customers seeking service– Resources - provider <strong>of</strong> service– Routing - collection <strong>of</strong> required services– Buffers - waiting area for work awaiting service– Scheduling - pattern <strong>of</strong> resource availability– Sequencing - order resources provide service (e.g. first come firstserve)– Performance - overall system measure• DES has many types <strong>of</strong> applications and describes a broadclass <strong>of</strong> simulations• Queuing models are able to describe systems with resourceallocation and sequences <strong>of</strong> operations [Zimmermann 2008]Developing Methods and Techniques for <strong>System</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>System</strong>s <strong>Engineering</strong>Dr. Dimitri Mavris, dimitri.mavris@ae.gatech.edu37