Structural Simulation Models That Build Themselves

Jankovic, L.; Jankovic, S.; Chan, A. H. C.; Little, G. H.

Abstract

The paper reports on creation of analogue models of structures in virtual reality, using an emergent, or
bottom-up approach, inspired by laws of Complexity. This approach focuses on component based modelling using
fundamental laws of physics. The creation of system models is then achieved through interaction of the components,
from the bottom-up, leading to a self-organisation of the system model, without explicit programming. The paper
describes advantages of this modelling approach in comparison with conventional top-down simulation methods,
which in contrast, typically describe the entire modelled system with a system of equations, solved repeatedly in each
simulation time step.

Citation

Jankovic, L., Jankovic, S., Chan, A. H. C., & Little, G. H. (2001). Structural Simulation Models That Build Themselves. International journal of simulation: systems, science & technology (Print), 1(1-2), 35-43

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2001
• Deposit Date: Oct 11, 2024
• Journal: International Journal of Simulation: Systems, Science & Technology
• Print ISSN: 1473-8031
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 35-43
• Publisher URL: https://ijssst.info/Vol-01/No-1+2/paper4.pdf