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HIT-SEDAES: An integrated software environment for simulation experiment design, analysis and evaluation

Wei Li

Control and Simulation Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China

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Lingyun Lu

Control and Simulation Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China

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Zhizhao Liu

Control and Simulation Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China

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Ping Ma

Control and Simulation Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China

E-mail Address: pingma@hit.edu.cn

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Ming Yang

Control and Simulation Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793962316500276Cited by:4 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

Simulation is a powerful technique in evaluating and improving the performance of complex systems. In order to improve the efficiency of simulation experiment design, analysis and evaluation, auxiliary tools are required. Unfortunately, existing tools are usually not meeting the requirements of simulation. Moreover, the restricted interfaces, reusability and expandability influence their efficiency to a certain extent. In this paper, an integrated software environment, HIT-SEDAES, is designed for solving these problems. A process model of simulation experiment design, analysis and evaluation is introduced to guide the development of the software environment. And several solutions are proposed to solve key problems in this development. Finally, an application is used to illustrate how the software environment works for the problems of model validation, effectiveness evaluation and performance analysis.

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