Timed Cell-DEVS: Modeling and Simulation of Cell Spaces

DEVS modeling of mobile wireless ad hoc networks

“…Therefore, having the ability to integrate models of the actual system and the communication facilities that the experts use can result in improved definitions for the routing algorithms and the equipment created for the emergency planners. Integration of such models is straightforward (as it has been shown in [8,16]). By including each sub-model on a different layer of a multidimensional model, the sub-components can interact without further complications.…”

“…In addition, the execution of cellular automata usually requires a large amount of computation time, primarily due to its synchronous nature. Cell-DEVS [8] solves these problems using the DEVS (Discrete Events systems Specification) formalism [9] to define a cell space where each cell is defined as a DEVS model. Cell-DEVS permits building discrete-event cell spaces and improves their definition by making their timing specification more expressive.…”

“…Cell-DEVS [8] was defined as a combination of DEVS [9] and Cellular Automata combined with timing delay functions. The DEVS formalism provides a framework for the construction of modular hierarchical models, allowing for model reuse and reducing development time and testing.…”

A flow injection model using Cell-DEVS

“…In [7,8], we showed the usefulness of the formalism by introducing different models of complex physical systems using Cell-DEVS. In this case we have focused in the solution of a flow injection analysis problem.…”

“…The use of a discrete time base is also a constrain to the precision of the model. Timed Cell-DEVS solves these problems by using the DEVS (Discrete EVents Systems specifications) formalism [6] to define a cell space where each cell is defined as a DEVS model [7]. The goal is to build discrete-event cell spaces, improving their definition by making the timing specification more expressive.…”