Modelling and simulation method
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1. A method for simulating behaviour of first and second interrelated components within a system comprising:
- modelling behaviour of said first and second components using first and second functional specifications;
simulating behaviour of said first and second components in predetermined circumstances by instantiating at least one first entity within a hierarchy of interrelated entities; and
instantiating at least one further entity in response to the or each instantiated first entity, the or each further entity being selected by a simulation system on the basis of its hierarchical relationship with the at least one first entity.
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Abstract
A method for simulating behaviour of first and second interrelated components within a system. The method comprises modelling behaviour of said first and second components using first and second functional specifications; simulating behaviour of said first and second components in predetermined circumstances by instantiating at least one first entity within a hierarchy of interrelated entities; and instantiating at least one further entity in response to the or each instantiated first entity. The or each further entity is selected by a simulation system on the basis of its hierarchical relationship with the at least one first entity.
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1. A method for simulating behaviour of first and second interrelated components within a system comprising:
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modelling behaviour of said first and second components using first and second functional specifications;
simulating behaviour of said first and second components in predetermined circumstances by instantiating at least one first entity within a hierarchy of interrelated entities; and
instantiating at least one further entity in response to the or each instantiated first entity, the or each further entity being selected by a simulation system on the basis of its hierarchical relationship with the at least one first entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A program code storage device, comprising:
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a machine-readable storage medium; and
machine-readable program code, stored on the machine-readable storage medium, the machine readable program code having instructions, which when executed cause a computer to;
model behaviour of said first and second components using first and second functional specifications;
simulate behaviour of said first and second components in predetermined circumstances by instantiating at least one first entity within a hierarchy of interrelated entities; and
instantiate at least one further entity in response to the or each instantiated first entity, the or each further entity being selected by a simulation system on the basis of its hierarchical relationship with the at least one first entity.
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- 17. A method for modelling and simulating a system using an event based simulation system, comprising storing a plurality of models each representing a component of the system, storing status information for each model, generating a plurality of events affecting the status of at least one model, simulating behaviour of the system by processing said events, and outputting data from said simulation to a user by means of a user interface, wherein the user interface is modelled by the simulation system as a further component of the system, and said user interface is updated by processing said events.
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21. A program code storage device, comprising:
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a machine-readable storage medium; and
machine-readable program code, stored on the machine-readable storage medium, the machine readable program code having instructions, which when executed cause a computer to;
store a plurality of models each representing a component of the system, storing status information for each model;
generate a plurality of events affecting the status of at least one model, simulating behaviour of the system by processing said events; and
outputting data from said simulation to a user by means of a user interface, wherein the user interface is modelled by the simulation system as a further component of the system, and said user interface is updated by processing said events.
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22. A method for processing events in an event based simulation system in which each event has associated with it a time and a category, wherein a data structure is established containing details of all events occurring at a predetermined time, said data structure includes details of a plurality of sub data structures, each of said sub-data structures containing details of events having a respective category and occurring at the predetermined time, and the method comprises:
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processing each sub-data structure in a predetermined order, said processing comprising, for each sub-data structure, processing each event in the sub-data structure, and traversing the sub-data structure until no events exist which have associated with them the predetermined time and the respective category; and
traversing said data structure until no events exist which have associated with them the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A program code storage device, comprising:
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a machine-readable storage medium; and
machine-readable program code, stored on the machine-readable storage medium, the machine readable program code having instructions, which when executed cause a computer to;
processing each sub-data structure in a predetermined order, said processing comprising, for each sub-data structure, processing each event in the sub-data structure, and traversing the sub-data structure until no events exist which have associated with them a predetermined time and a respective category; and
traversing said data structure until no events exist which have associated with them the predetermined time, wherein a data structure is established containing details of all events occurring at the predetermined time, said data structure includes details of a plurality of sub data structures, each of said sub-data structures containing details of events having a respective category and occurring at the predetermined time.
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Current AssigneeSiemens Industry Software Limited (Siemens AG)
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Original AssigneeSpiraTech Ltd. (Siemens AG)
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InventorsJones, Christopher, Polychronopoulos, Jason Sotiris, Hashmi, Muhammed Mutaher Kamal, Theobald, Len, Hodgson, Steven, Hughes, Wilfred Barry, Shaar, Zakwan
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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Field of Search
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US Class Current703/22
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CPC Class CodesG06F 11/323 Visualisation of programs o...G06F 11/3457 Performance evaluation by s...G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or...G06F 30/33 Design verification, e.g. f...G06F 30/367 Design verification, e.g. u...G06F 8/20 Software design
