Automated parameter specification in dynamic feedback models based on behavior pattern features

System Dynamics Review

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-215

  Yücel, Gönenç ^a   Barlas, Yaman ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AUTOMATION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 79957469401     PISSN: 08837066     EISSN: 10991727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sdr.457     Document Type: Article

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