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EUROPEAN SIMULATION MULTICONFERENCE
1997
ESM'97
Edited by
ALI RIZA KAYLAN Bogazici University, Istanbul
AXEL LEHMANN Universität Der Bundeswehr, München
June 1-4, 1997
Hosted by Bogazici University
[SCS] A Publication of the Society for Computer Simulation International
Printed in Istanbul, Turkey
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KEYNOTE ADDRESSES K-l
An Architecture for Collaborative Modeling and Simulation Bernard P. Zeigler, Hessam Sarjoughnian, Sankait Vahie K-3
Simulation: A Look to the Future C. Dennis Pegden K-l7
PLENARY PRESENTATIONS P-l
How Simulation Gains Acceptance as a Manufacturing Productivity Improvement Tool Edward J. Williams P-3
Modeling Failure Dependencies in Reliability Analysis Using Stochastic Petri Nets Ricardo M. Fricks and Kishor S. Tnvedi P-8
SIMULATION METHODOLOGIES 1
Object-Oriented Design 3
An Environment for Cellular DEVS Model Simulation Gabriel A. Wainer, Norbert Giambiasi and Claudia Frydman 5
Hierarchical Multi-View Modeling and Discrete Event Simulation of Complex Systems Using an Object Oriented Framework Antoine Aiello, Jean-Francois Santucci, Paul Bisgambiglia and Marielle Delhom 10
Object Oriented Simulation with Hierarchical Models: Application to the Study of a Catchment Basin Marielle Delhom, Jean-Francois Santucci, Paul Bisgambiglia and Antoine Aiello 15
An Object-Oriented Model of an Industrial Enterprise and Its Environment Henk de Swaan Arons and Marc Jellema 20
A Framework to Support Structural Reuse in Simulation Environments Oryal Tanir and Hakan Erdogmus 25
Parallel and Distributed Simulation 33
A New Technique for Adaptive Checkpointing in Time Warp Francesco Quaglia and Laurent R.G.Auriche 35
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Predictive Time-Warp S. Schmerler, Y. Tanurhan and K. D. Müller-Glaser 40
Analytical Expressions for the Number of Messages Exchanged in Time Warp C. Hirata, V. Abdurahiman, G. Kienbaum and J. Kramer 48
On the Parallelization of Inside-Out Distillation Algorithms T. Arabadjiyska, C.C. Pantelides and P. Petrov 54
Visual Modeling 59
The Visual Simulation Environment Osman Balci, Anders I. Bertelrud, Chuck M. Esterbrook and Richard E. Nance 61
Dynamic Object Decomposition in the Visual Simulation Environment Osman Balci, Anders I. Bertelrud, Chuck M. Esterbrook and Richard E. Nance 69
Visual Design of Complex Models in Cell Biology Oliver Werner and Hans-Peter Meinzer 74
Block Diagram Based Simulation Language Versus Animation Based Simulators Ingolf Stahl 79
Visual Exploration for Numerical Simulation Data Rossella Cossu 84
Software Aid for Formulation of Discrete Event Simulations M. A. Pollatschek 89
Advances in Simulation Modeling 95
On the Modeling Power of Event Graphs Enver Yücesan and Lee Schruben 97
Application of DIS Protocols for Integrating Simulation and Visualisation J. Habibi and R. N. Zobel 107
Web-based Architecture for Simulation Modeling and Analysis Ali Riza Kaylan, Serhan Ziya and Okan Yilmaz 115
Towards a Simulation Methodology for the Study of Complex Systems Sylvain Giroux, Jean-Robert Grasso and Franz Lahaie 120
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Monte Carlo Simulation 125
Option Pricing Using Monte Carlo Simulation Model David Pinhas and Muhammed Percin • 127
Simulation of Ruin Probabilities in Insurance Business Serap Agca and Irini Dimitriyadis 132
Experimentation and Output Analysis 137
An Automatic Generator for a Large Class of Unimodal Discrete Distrihutions Wolfgang Hörmann and Gerhard Derflinger 139
Selection of the Sample Size as a Function of the Sampling Errors Javier Fernandez de la Puebla \ 145
The Choicc ofa Metrie for Ordering Alternatives in a Multiobjective Environment Javier Fernandez de la Puebla 150
Using Common Random Numbers in Two-Stage Procedures for Multiple Comparisons with the Best for Steady-State Simulations Marvin K. Nakayama 155
Controlled Bootstrap Method and Its Application in Simulation Alexander Andronov and Yuri Merkuryev 160
Validation of Fuzzy Graph Versus Regression Metamodelling K.-P. Huber, R. Carluccio and Helena Szczerbicka 165
Simulation Tools 173
LEO: A C++ Library to Build Event-Driven Simulators Vicenc Soler, Jordi Roig and Marta Prim 175
Interactive Multiblock Multigrid Grid Generation by GENSY Rosa Maria Spitaleri and Anna Rita Caldarone 180
MRT - A Tool for Simulations in 3D Geometrie Domains Dieter W. Fellner and Norbert Schenk 185
Bond Graph Models 189
Discrete Event Specification of Bond Graph Models A. Damiba, A. Naamane and N. Giambiasi 191
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Modeling and Simulation of a Vehicle Having Dry Friction on Suspensions Using Bond Graph Method Nurkan Yagiz, Veysel Özbulur, Adnan Derdiyok and Nihat inanc 195
BondLab, a Toolbox for Integrated Mechatronic Design Willem Minten, Sven Vranckx, Bart De Moor and Joos Vandewalle 199
Vehicle Simulation 205
Computer Simulation of Railroad Cars with Flexible Bodies M.Götsch, S. Messmer and M.B.Sayir 207
Sliding Modes Control of Vehicle Suspension Systems Nurkan Yagiz, Veysel Özbulur, Adnan Derdiyok and Nihat Inang 212
Analysis and Simulation of a Linear Induction Machine Adnan Derdiyok, Nurkan Yagiz, Nihat inanc and Veysel Özbulur 216
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SIMULATION 221
Neural Networks 223
Sensitivity Models for N-Stage Suboptimal Neural Control Krzysztof Fujarewicz 225
Probability Distribution Selection Using Neural Networks Ami Yilmaz and Ihsan Sabuncuoglu 231
Neural Network Based Structure Characterisation in the Modelling and Simulation of Ill-Defined Systems L. Vermeersch, E. Kerckhoffs and 11. Koppelaar 237
Computer Simulation for High Speed Railway Vehicles Wlodzimierz Choromanski 247
Scheduling with Artificial Neural Networks in a Simulated Job Shop Günes Gencyilmaz and Mehmet Fatih Tasgetiren 252
Artificial Neural Networks Embedded in Simulation: An Example on Logging Operations in Forestry M. Fatih Hocaoglu and Ali Karaman 258
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Agent Technology and Intelligent Systems 265
Modelling Different Aspects of "Intelligent" Behaviour in a Multi-Agent Environment Thomas Uthmann 267
Q-II: An Improved Learning Algorithm for Intelligent Agents Ercan Öztemel and M. Emin Aydin 275
Intelligent Multimedia Tutoring for Simulation Modelling Education Tajudeen A. Atolagbe and Vlatka Hlupic 280
Learning Systems 285
Incorporating a Learning System in Simulation Modelling Vakulathil Abdurahiman, Celso Massaki Hirata, Germano Kienbaum and Ray J. Paul ...287
Using Genetic Algorithms to Design Neural Reinforcement Controllers for Simulated Plants P. H. M.Spronck and E. J. H. Kerckhoffs 292
Distribution of Tumors in the Genoa Area Using Holographie Associative Memory (HAM) Lorenzo Motta and Oscar A. Mayora - Ibarra 300
Knowledge Based Systems 305
Application of Expert System Control-Log/s to Simulation of a Class of Dynamical Knowledge-Based Systems Donat Orski and Miroslaw Szczypinski 307
Using an Expert System for the Interpretation of the Wear Surface Reflcction Data from the Contact Wires of the Netherlands Raihvays R. T. van Katwijk, F. van der Putten and E. J. H. Kerckhoffs 312
A Knowledge Based System for Controlling the Climate of Greenhouses: A Simulation Approach A. Cavusoglu, E. Imal, H. Yesilcimen and T. Aydogan 317
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INDUSTRIAL SIMULATION 321
Production Planning and Scheduling 323
Planning of an Automated Assembly Line by Means of Simulation Techniques in an Electromechanics Company Domenico Falcone and Fabio de Feiice 325
Simulation Modeling of a Real Manufacturing System in an Automobile Factory-TOFAS A. Hände Enez 331
Simulation of Capacity Expansion and Sequencing Alternatives for a Make-to-order Sheet Metal Producer M. Murat Arer and Nur E. Özdemirel 336
Robotics and Vision Systems 345
On Realistic Robot Simulation R. Bernhardt, G. Schreck and C. Willnow 347
Comparative Study of Two Approaches for Manipulation Robot Control Nina Patannska and Alexander Hristov 352
Pork Carcasses Characterization with Color Vision Cesar Bandera, Fenglei Du, Jose M. Bravo, Francisco J. Veredas, Francisco J. Vico and Fernando Ortega 359
Material Handling Systems 367
Simulation and Optimization of a Pull-Strategy in the Order-Picking Area of a Distribution Warehouse Knut Alickc and Dieter Arnold 369
Simulation of AGV Control System Tingkai Wang, Qaism H. Mehdi, Norman E. Gough and Ian Griffiths 375
Modelling and Simulation of Wires Handling Paolo Denti, Paolo Dragoni, Giancarlo Frugoli and Caterina Rizzi 380
Supply Chain/Logistics 387
Modeling and Simulation of Supply Chains Thomas Behlau, Christine Strothotte, Dietrich Ziems, Andreas Schürholz and Michael Schmitz 389
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Design of a Simulation Model for a Bulk-Paper Sea Terminal Rik van Landeghem and Arie Moruanx 396
Competitive Advantage Through Simulation of Supply Chains and Associated Policy Considerations Alan Fowler 401
Design Validation and Testing 409
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis of a Simple Hydrostatic Transmission Using Order of Magnitude Reasoning D. R. Bull, C. R. Burrows and K. A. Edge 411
Testing of Logic Control Software for Flexible Manufacturing Systems Based on 3D-Kinematics-Simulation K. Feldmann, C. Schnur and W. Colombo ..' 417
Modelling and Simulation of a Test Hydraulic Benchmark Process Gregor Dolanc 423
Process Simulation 429
Simulation of a Perforated Plate Distillation Column S. Ismail Kirbaslar and Nurkan Yagiz 431
Constrained Self-Tuning Control of Raw Material Blending Process in Cement Industry Can Özsoy, Murat Gökce, Mehmet Cetinkaya and Emin Taskazan 437
Concepts and Methodologies for Modelling Batch Processes Lyes Hamaidi 444
Continuous Models 449
Modelling of a Stochastic Continuous System Martin Albertyn and Paul Stephanus Kruger 451
Position Control of a Solenoid Actuator Thomas Roschke and Gerald Gerlach 456
Modern Drying Schedule in Lumber Kilns and Heterogeneous Control Laws in the Switching Space-Area as an Internal Model Concept Stanislaw Tarasiewicz, Francois Leger and Kurtul Kücükada 461
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Systems Optimization 471
Generalized Hill Climbing Algorithms for Discrete Manufacturing Process Design Problems Using Computer Simulation Models Sheldon H. Jacobson, Kelly A. Sullivan and Alan W. Johnson 473
Neural and Evolutionary Computation for Industrial Manufacturing Francisco J. Vico, Jose M. Bravo, Francisco J. Veredas, Antonio R. Redrejo and Fernando Ortega 479
A Tabu Search Algorithm for Combinatorial Optimisation Problems D. Karaboga and A. Kalinh 484
Simulation Optimization of Buffer Allocations in Tandem Production Lines Gül Gürkan and A. Yonca Özge 489
Systems Design 495
Design and Simulation of Discrete Event Manufacturing Systems Within a Control Engineering Framework A. Gürel, O.C.Pastravanu and F. L. Lewis 497
Object-Oriented Simulation of Discrete Flows for Industrial Plants: An Application Example of an Automated Mineral Oil Filling Line Pietro Giribone and Agostino G. Bruzzone 504
The Use of Combined Discrete Event Simulation and Mixed Integer Modelling for Production Optimisation in a Small Garment Factory K. Atikler and E. J. Fletcher 512
COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 517
Computer Networks 519
Hybrid Scheme for Load Balancing in Heterogeneous Distributed Systems Vasil Georgiev and Miroslav Hiev 521
Use of a Hybrid Genetic Algorithm for a Computer Network Design Problem Berna Dengiz, Fulya Altiparmak and Alice E. Smith 529
Process Checkpointing in an Open Distributed Environment Taha Osman and Andrzej Bargiela 536
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Communication Systems 541
Simulation of Highway Traffic for Mobile Communication Systems Design Khaled Ben Younes, Rudolf Rabenstein and Bernd Girod 543
Modelling of an Opto-Electronic ATM Switch T. Lazraq, T. Meincke and A.Wirkestrand 548
Simulation of Application Software for a TTP Real-Time Subsystem W. Fleisch, Th. Ringler and R. Belschner 553
Multimedia Systems 559
Architecture of an I/O Subsystem for Video Servers Igor D. D. Curcio, Antonio Puliafito, Salvatore Riccobene and Lorenzo Vita 561
Communication Infrastructure and Workgroup Support for Teleteaching and Teleservices- Experiences and Evaluation Klaus Irmscher, Gudrun Kleinstauber and Sandra Stöcker 568
MODELING THE DYNAMICS OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS 577
Management Simulation Games 579
SIM'2: A Manufacturing Management Simulation Game Patrick Burlat, Marie-Agnes Girard and Yacine Ouzrout 581
Distribution Logistics Chain Optimization and Simulation Using a Gaming Approach H. Muller(-Malek), H. Vanmaele and P. Willen 586
Information Systems 593
Structural and Quantitative Perspectives on Business Process Modelling and Analysis Henry M. Franken, Henk Jonkers and Mark K. de Weger 595
Simulation and Modelling in Managing and Controlling of Container Harbours L. Novitski, E. Bluemel, Y. Merkuryev, J. Tolujew, E. Ginters, P. Lorenz, E. Kindler, D. Slagter and E.Viktorova 600
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Are Decision Support Systems Helping Marketers? A Framework for Analysis and a Literature Review Philip Waalewijn and Henk de Swaan Arons 605
MODELING OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS 611
Transportation Systems 613
The Simulation Model for Traffic Availability Analysis Jadwiga Dutkiewicz, Jozef Okulewicz and Jozef Suda 615
A Simulation Model for Transportation of Passenger Among Cities in Turkey Emin Gündogar and H. Resit Yazgan 620
Maintenance Optimisation for High Speed Railway Systems Through a Simulation Based Approach Gian Francesco D'Addio, Picrluigi Firpo and Stefano Savio 624
Scheduling in Transportation Systems 631
A Universal Train Traffic Simulation Model and Its Applications to Train Scheduling Systems Norio Tomii and Takashi Sakaguchi 633
System Simulating Technological Processes at Railway Stations Ewa Ochmanska 640
Simulation and Optimisation for Management of Intermodal Terminals Gianluca Bontempi, Luca Maria Gambardella and Andrea Emilio Rizzoli 646
Environmental Simulation 653
Integration of Knowledge Base System with the GIS Software Cezary Orlowski and Marek Borzestowski 655
Simulation System for Planning Routes Considering Economic and Environmental Assessment Using Remote Sensing Data Takeo Shirotori and Naotugu Nozue 660
Emergence of Earthquakes by Multiagent Simulation Stephane Calderoni and Pierre Marcenac 665
Advanced Modelling of Waste Water Treatment Systems Jan Broeze, Floor Verdenius, Mark Sloof. Erik Rekswinkel and Henk van der Sluis 670
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Simulation Studies of Settling Properties in Sedimentation Process Mieczyslaw Metzger 675
Modelling and Simulation of Carbon and Nitrogen Biodegradation in Sequencing Batch Reactors Mieczyslaw Metzger and Jan Sikora 680
DEFENSE SYSTEMS 685
Battlefield Simulation 687
The Multi-Use of Battlefield Simulation Systems Tomaz Savsek, Marjan Vezjak and Nikola Pavesic 689
Flyover Practice & Mission Planning on Real Battle Theatres with Simulated 3-ü Vues from Satellite Imagery Ricardo Minguez and Gonzalo Fernandez de la Mora 694
Command Control and Communication Simulation for Fire Support Altan Özkil and Berna Dengiz 699
Combat Simulation 705
Highly Aggregated Combat Modeling in Distributed Environments Erdal Cayirci 707
The Simulation Model of Many-on-many Stochastic Combat Arkadiusz Manikowski, Zygmunt Kaszubowski and Ryszard Antkiewicz 712
The Mathematical Model of Duel with Target Detection and Selection Arkadiusz Manikowski, Zygmunt Kaszubowski and Ryszard Antkiewicz 716
Flight Training Simulators 721
Choosing the Right Display System for a Flight Training Simulator Paul C.Lyon 723
Communication Aspects on Flying Simulation System Integrating Real and Simulated Platforms Derya Demirand ihsan Ömür Bucak 730
Technological Requirements for a Future Complex Air Warfare Training System H. G. M. Janssen and M. Stehouwer 734
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Decision Support Models 741
General Deployment Model: An Object-Oriented Discrete-Event Simulator for Multinational Military Deployments Dr. Levent Mollamustafaoglu and Christian Menard 743
A Combination of Expert and Simulation Approach to the Conflict Analysis Support Andrzej Najgebauer 751
The Interactive Simulation Method of Decision Support in Combat Actions Andrzej Najgebauer 755
Aerospace Simulation 759
Numerical Simulation of Rotor Airflow Interference Influence on Rocket for Helicopter Hovering Flight Gui-Gao Le, Da-Wei Ma, Cheng Xu and Yun-Li Chang 761
Design of the Linear Induction Machine to Apply in Missile Flinging System Adnan Derdiyok, Nihat inanc, Veysel Özbulur, Nurkan Yagiz and E. Sait Varol 765
ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL MODELING TECHNIQUES 769
Queueing Networks 771
Approximate Disaggregation -Aggregation Solutions for General Queuing Networks Johann Christoph Strelen 773
The Application of Hybrid Modelling Techniques for Business Process Performance Analysis Henk Jonkers 779
Shovel-Truck Simulation in Surface Mining and Comparison with a Cyclic Queueing Model Selamet G. Ercelebi 787
Markov Chain Models 793
Effects of Variability on the Performance of a Production Line Under Cyclic Scheduling Bans Tan and Selcuk Karabati 795
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Performance Evaluation of Multistage Interconnection Networks with Blocking A. Badrah, J. M. Fourneau and F. Quessette 803
Maintenance of a Markov Chain Modulated Reliability Model Süleyman Özekici and Merih Sevilir 811
PetriNets 819
Using Petri Nets for Specification Model Simulation C. Frydman, L. Torres, N. Giambiasi and L. Santos 821
Causal-Semantic-Based Simulation and Validation of High-Level Petri Nets Jörg Desel, Thomas Freytag and Andreas Oberweis 826
Modelling and Simulation of Complex Production Systems Using a Petri-Nets Based Formal Approach Hassane Alla, Carmen Veronica Bobeanu and Florin-Gheorghe Filip 831
Author Index 839
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