SimEvents
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 SimEvents model showing resource allocation at an aircraft refueling facility | |
| Developer(s) | MathWorks |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 5.0
/ March 3, 2016 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform[1] |
| Type | List of discrete event simulation software |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | SimEvents |
SimEvents is a discrete event simulation tool developed by MathWorks. It adds a library of graphical building blocks for modeling queuing systems to the Simulink environment. It also adds an event-based simulation engine to the time-based simulation engine in Simulink [2]
Capabilities
SimEvents provides a graphical drag-and-drop interface for building a discrete-event model.[3]
It provides libraries of entity generators, random number generators, queues, servers, graphical displays and statistics reporting blocks.[4]
Integration with MATLAB allows customization of the process flow in a SimEvents model. A MATLAB function can be developed to represent a task-scheduling sequence, routing of parts, or production recipes in a process flow. Since the two programs are within the same tools environment, it is straightforward to generate custom random distributions of input tasks, optimize a process, as well as to generate custom statistics.[5]
SimEvents and Simulink can be used in the same simulation model to simulate hybrid or multi-domain systems that have both time-based and event-based components.[6]
See also
References
- ^ MathWorks - SimEvents - Requirements
- ^ Cassandras, Christos (2007-11-27). "Introduction to Discrete-Event Simulation". Springer US. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ Gray, Michael (2007-11-01). "Discrete Event Simulation: A review of SimEvents". Computing in Science & Engineering. 9 (6). Computing in Science and Engineering, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 62-66: 62–66. Bibcode:2007CSE.....9f..62G. doi:10.1109/MCSE.2007.112.
- ^ Gray, Michael (2007-11-01). "Discrete Event Simulation: A review of SimEvents". Computing in Science & Engineering. 9 (6). Computing in Science and Engineering, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 62-66: 62–66. Bibcode:2007CSE.....9f..62G. doi:10.1109/MCSE.2007.112.
- ^ Gray, Michael (2007-11-01). "Discrete Event Simulation: A review of SimEvents". Computing in Science & Engineering. 9 (6). Computing in Science and Engineering, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 62-66: 62–66. Bibcode:2007CSE.....9f..62G. doi:10.1109/MCSE.2007.112.
- ^ Cassandras, Christos (2006-06-07). "Hybrid system simulation with SimEvents". Second IFAC Conference on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems, 2006. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2009-11-04.