Towards a holonic multiple aspect analysis and modeling approach for complex systems: Application to the simulation of industrial plants

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 521-543

  Rodriguez, Sebastian ^a   Hilaire, Vincent ^a   Koukam, Abderrafiâa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE BELFORT MONTBÉLIARD   (France)

Author keywords

Holonic multi agent systems; Simulation methodology; Views

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRANCE; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

GENERIC MODELS; HOLONIC MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS; SIMULATION METHODOLOGY; SUITABILITY;

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

EID: 34147111376     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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