Mathematical and Computational Modeling and Simulation Fundamentals and Case Studies

1 Modeling Continuous-Time and Discrete-Time Systems.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Modeling Formalisms.- 1.3 System Elements and Models of Continuous-Time Systems.- 1.4 Block Diagram-based Algebraic Representation of Systems.- 1.5 Basic Principles of Discrete-Time Systems.- 1.6 Model Validation.- 1.7 References and Further Reading.- 1.8 Exercises.- 2 Mathematical Description of Continuous-Time Systems.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Controllability, Observability, and Identifiability.- 2.3 Time Domain Solution of the Linear State Equation System.- 2.4 Solution of the State Equation using the Laplace Transform.- 2.5 Eigenvalues of the Linear Vector-Equation Systems*.- 2.6 Stability Analysis*.- 2.7 First-Order Linear State-Equation Models.- 2.8 Second-Order Linear State-Equation Models.- 2.9 Higher-Order Linear State-Space Models*.- 2.10 Nonlinear State-Space Models*.- 2.11 References and Further Reading.- 2.12 Exercises.- 3 Mathematical Description of Discrete-Time Systems.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Statistical Models in Discrete-Time Systems.- 3.3 Discrete-Event Simulation of Queuing systems.- 3.4 Petri-Nets.- 3.5 Discrete-Event Simulation of Parallel Systems.- 3.6 References and Further Reading.- 3.7 Exercises.- 4 Simulation Sofware for Computational Modeling and Simulation.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Digital Simulation Systems.- 4.3 Simulation Software for Continuous-Time Systems.- 4.4 Discrete-Time System Simulation Software*.- 4.5 Multi-Domain Simulation Software for Large-Scale Systems*.- 4.6 Simulation Software for Mixed-Mode Circuits*.- 4.7 Combined Simulation Software.- 4.8 Checklist for the Selection of Simulation Software.- 4.9 References and Further Reading.- 4.10 Exercises.- 4.11 Case Study Examples.- 5 Parameter Identification of Dynamic Systems.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Mathematical Notation of the Identification Task.- 5.3 Identification Task.- 5.4 Output-Error Least Squares Method*.- 5.5 Equation-Error Least Squares Method*.- 5.6 Consistency of the Parameter Estimates*.- 5.7 Consistency Modifications of the Equation-Error Method*.- 5.8 Identifiability*.- 5.9 System Input Properties*.- 5.10 Parameter Identification of the Cardiovascular System*.- 5.11 Error-Functional Minimization by Gradient Methods*.- 5.12 Error-Functional Minimization by Direct Search Methods*.- 5.13 Identifiability and the Output-Error Least Squares Method*.- 5.14 References and Further Reading.- 5.15 Exercises.- 6 Soft-Computing Methods.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Fuzzy Logic.- 6.3 Neural Nets*.- 6.4 References and Further Reading.- 6.5 Exercises.- 7 Distributed Simulation.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Distributed Simulation of Traffic and Transportation.- 7.3 Introduction into HLA*.- 7.4 References and Further Reading.- 7.5 Exercises.- 8 Virtual Reality.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Virtual Reality applied to Medicine.- 8.3 Virtual Reality in Geo Science*.- 8.4 DDSim Prototyping Tool for Autonomous Robots.- 8.5 References and Further Reading.- 8.6 Exercises.- Appendix A.- Numeric Integration.- Single-Step Formulae.- Multi-Step Formulae.- Appendix B.- Laplace Transform.- Appendix C.- Online Resources.