Tools for graphical specification and visualization of DEVS models

Simulation

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 131-158

  Wainer, Gabriel ^a   Liu, Qi ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

DEVS methodology; Graphics and animation; Virtual reality; Web based environments

Indexed keywords

2D GRAPHICS; 3-D ANIMATIONS; DEVS METHODOLOGY; DEVS MODELS; DISCRETE EVENT SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS; GRAPHICAL MODELING; GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION; LEARNING CURVES; MODEL ANALYSIS; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; MODELING AND SIMULATIONS; MODULAR APPROACHES; OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARES; REALISTIC APPLICATIONS; SIMULATION DATUM; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN TRAFFIC SYSTEMS; VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES; WEB-BASED ENVIRONMENTS;

ANIMATION; BLENDING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; SPECIFICATIONS; TRAFFIC CONTROL; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUALIZATION;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 65249160591     PISSN: 00375497     EISSN: 17413133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0037549708101182     Document Type: Article

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