Model Continuity in Discrete Event Simulation

Abstract

Most of the well known modeling and simulation methodologies state the importance of conceptual modeling in simulation studies and they suggest the use of conceptual models during the simulation model development process. However, only a limited number of methodologies refers to how to move from a conceptual model to an executable simulation model. Besides, existing modeling and simulation methodologies do not typically provide a formal method for model transformations between the models in different stages of the development process. Hence, in the current M&S practice, model continuity is usually not fulfilled. In this article, a model driven development framework for modeling and simulation is presented in order to bridge the gap between different stages of a simulation study and to obtain model continuity. The applicability of the framework is illustrated with a prototype modeling environment and a case study in the discrete event simulation domain.

A Process Model for Component-Based Model-Driven Software Development

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“…In MDD literature, the most common method to define modeling languages is metamodeling [11,16]. In the context of MDD, metamodeling is the process of complete and precise specification of a modeling language ml A in the form of a metamodel mm A , which in turn can be used to specify models by using the ml A language.…”

“…There are several well-known metamodeling languages like Meta-Object Facility (MOF), Eclipse Ecore, MetaGME, etc. [11]. In MDD, different models are generated and each of these models represents a system in different levels of abstractions from different perspectives.…”

“…Another software development approach that focuses on reusability and productivity is Model-Driven Software Development, which is abbreviated as MDD or MDSD in the literature and also known as Model-Driven Engineering (MDE). MDD is a software development approach which aims to address the challenges of software development process through representing the essential aspects of the required system as models and generating the final source code from these models (semi)automatically [2,11]. A model is an abstraction of a system, which shows the main properties of the system and excludes unnecessary details, which leads to reducing the complexity of the system [12].…”

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