The response of flexible pavement is largely influenced by the resilient modulus of the pavement profile. Different methods/approaches have been adopted in order to estimate or measure the resilient modulus of each la...
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The response of flexible pavement is largely influenced by the resilient modulus of the pavement profile. Different methods/approaches have been adopted in order to estimate or measure the resilient modulus of each layer assuming an average modulus within the layer. To account for the variation in the modulus of elasticity with depth within a layer, the layer should be divided into several sublayers and the modulus should be gradually varied between the layers. A powerful and innovative program has been developed utilizing the unique propagator matrix method and the cylindrical system of vector functions. Our new program can predict accurately and efficiently the response of flexible pavements of any number of layers/sublayers. Numerical results in this paper showed that, instead of assuming one response due to an average modulus, modulus variation with depth should be considered in any pavement analysis since it can capture the response envelopes of the pavement.
Hybrid agent-landscape models are used as an environment in which to study humans, the environment, and their dynamics. To provide flexibility in model design, expressiveness, and modification, the environment models ...
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(纸本)1565553136
Hybrid agent-landscape models are used as an environment in which to study humans, the environment, and their dynamics. To provide flexibility in model design, expressiveness, and modification, the environment models and human agent models should be developed independently. While retaining each model's individuality, the models can be composed to create a model of a complex, hybrid agent-landscape system. This should allow for a much more in-depth analysis of each model independently, as well as a study of their interactions. To create such a modeling environment requires a look beyond a simple interface between two models. It may require that the models' formalisms be composed, their execution be synchronized, their architectures be integrated, and a common visualization be created to provide a whole-system data view during simulation. This paper discusses the complexities of such an undertaking.
Emergent behaviors in simulations require explanation, so that valid behaviors can be separated from design or coding errors. We present a taxonomy, to be applied to emergent behaviors of unknown validity. Our goal is...
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DEVS/NS-2 is a new integrated network simulation tool that provides efficient high and low level network modeling capabilities. DEVS (Discrete Event System Specification) serves as a base framework to support well-def...
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DEVS/NS-2 is a new integrated network simulation tool that provides efficient high and low level network modeling capabilities. DEVS (Discrete Event System Specification) serves as a base framework to support well-defined mathematical formalism specification for structure and behavior of dynamic systems. The NS-2 is a discrete event network simulator, whose primary use is intended to build and run various detailed network models and protocols. The interoperable simulation of the two powerful modeling and simulation systems, DEVS and NS-2, allows to attain significant benefits in terms of reduction of the cost, increased high and low level networks modeling power, and enhanced reusability.
DEVS/NS-2 is a new integrated network simulation tool that provides efficient high and low level network modeling capabilities. DEVS (Discrete Event System Specification) serves as a base framework to support well-def...
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ISBN:
(纸本)1565553136
DEVS/NS-2 is a new integrated network simulation tool that provides efficient high and low level network modeling capabilities. DEVS (Discrete Event System Specification) serves as a base framework to support well-defined mathematical formalism specification for structure and behavior of dynamic systems. The NS-2 is a discrete event network simulator, whose primary use is intended to build and run various detailed network models and protocols. The interoperable simulation of the two powerful modeling and simulation systems, DEVS and NS-2, allows to attain significant benefits in terms of reduction of the cost, increased high and low level networks modeling power, and enhanced reusability.
Throughout the years, much research has been conducted on human behavior models that focus on individual intelligent human agents. Fewer multi-agent based models have addressed group or crowd behavior from a psycholog...
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Throughout the years, much research has been conducted on human behavior models that focus on individual intelligent human agents. Fewer multi-agent based models have addressed group or crowd behavior from a psychological and sociological perspective. We have been focused on incorporating crowd behavior models into control force (police and military) simulations and have developed a real-time crowd simulation capable of generating multiple intelligent agent civilians that exhibit a variety of realistic individual and group behaviors at differing levels of fidelity. One important aspect of modeling realistic crowd behaviors is determining the physiological effects of weapons, both non-lethal and lethal alike, on humans. To this end, we present our categories of non-lethal weapons and their physiological effects that need to be represented. Additionally, this paper describes an injury model developed by the University of Pennsylvania and its integration into our Crowd Federate.
Currently network uses, especially the number of internet users, increase rapidly. Also, high quality of service is required and this requirement results a sudden network traffic increment. As a result, an efficient m...
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Nearly 60 types of machine understanding is presented in an ontology-based dictionary as a basis for the development of software agents with understanding abilities. Then a framework for software agents is presented.
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(纸本)1565553136
Nearly 60 types of machine understanding is presented in an ontology-based dictionary as a basis for the development of software agents with understanding abilities. Then a framework for software agents is presented.
Co-design modeling is considered key toward handling the complexity and scale of network systems. The ability to separately specify the software and hardware aspects of computer network systems offers new capabilities...
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(纸本)9781424413065
Co-design modeling is considered key toward handling the complexity and scale of network systems. The ability to separately specify the software and hardware aspects of computer network systems offers new capabilities beyond what is supported in modeling frameworks and tools such as NS-2 and OPNET. The DEVS/DOC simulation environment supports logical co-design specification based on the distributed object computing (DOC) abstract model. To overcome DEVS/DOC's lack of support for visual and persistent modeling, this paper presents SESM/DOC, a novel approach, which is based on the scaleable entity structure modeler (SESM), a component-based modeling framework. This approach supports logical, visual and persistent modeling. Modelers can develop software and hardware models separately and systematically integrate them to specify a family of computer network system designs. This paper details the SESM/DOC co-design modeling approach with the help of a search engine system example, and presents a discussion for future research directions.
This paper presents a framework for testing at the I/O behavior level in a service-oriented architecture (SOA) environment. The framework derives minimal testable I/O pairs from a service component's behavior spec...
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This paper presents a framework for testing at the I/O behavior level in a service-oriented architecture (SOA) environment. The framework derives minimal testable I/O pairs from a service component's behavior specifications. These minimal testable I/O pairs are mapped to reusable primitives and then synthesized into test models in the Discrete Event System Specification (DEVS) formalism to meet different test objectives. We present the system theoretic foundation for I/O behavior testing and describe the inherently re-usable test development framework.
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