FINAL PROGRAM
11th European Simulation Multiconference
Istanbul, Turkey, June 1-4, 1997
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

The numbers opposite author names denote page numbers in the proceedings.

Wednesday June 4

9:00 - 9.45 Ball Room
Plenary Presentations Session Chair: Suleyman Ozekici

Modeling Failure Dependencies in Reliability Analysis Using Stochastic Petri Nets
Ricardo M. Fricks and Kishor S. Trivedi P-8

9.45 -10:30 Ball Room
Panel Discussion  

Best Practices in Simulation: How to Make Simulation Successful in Industrial Applications
Ali S. Kiran, Onur Ulgen, Edward J. Williams, Kerim Tumay and Hande Enez

 

10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK

 

11:00- 12:30 Amber Room
Knowledge Based Systems Session Chair: Thomas Uthmann

Application of Expert System Control-Log/s to Simulation of a Class of Dynamical Knowledge-Based Systems
Donat Orski and Miroslaw Szczypinski 307

Using an Expert System for the Interpretation of the Wear Surface Reflection Data from the Contact Wires of the Netherlands Railways
R. T. van Katwijk, F. van der Putten and E. J. H. Kerckhoffs 312

A Knowledge Based System for Controlling the Climate of Greenhouses: A Simulation Approach
A. Cavusoglu, E. Imal, H. Yesilcimen and T. Aydogan 317

11:00- 12:30 Ruby Room
Process Simulation Session Chair: A. G. Bruzzone

Simulation of a Perforated Plate Distillation Column
S. Ismail Kirbaslar and Nurkan Yagiz 431

Constrained Self-Tuning Control of Raw Material Blending Process in Cement Industry
Can Ozsoy, Murat Gokce, Mehmet Cetinkaya and Emin Taskazan 437

Concepts and Methodologies for Modelling Batch Processes
Lyes Hamaidi 444

11:00- 12:30 Topaz Room
Computer and Telecommunication Systems (Short Papers) Session Chair: Oryal Tanir

Equivalence Between Different Structures of Linear Time Varying Discrete IIR Systems
Daniela Tarniceriu and Valeriu Munteanu 49(S)

GS Line Coding for Balanced Transmission
Cebrail Ciftlikli and Yavuz Turkay 53(S)

Simulation at the Service of Individual Boiler User
Manuel Jimenez 57(S)

Monte Carlo Simulation of the PLL FM Demodulator
Pavel Hasan 62(S)

Method of Research Digital Devices Based on K-Value Differential Calculus
V. D. Dmitrienko, S. Yu. Leonov and T. V. Gladkih 67(S)

11:00- 12:30 Safir Room
Artificial Intelligence and Simulation (Short Papers) Session Chair: Helena Szczerbicka

Computer Simulation for Ergonomic Level Evaluation of Man-Machine System-Focus on Man-Railway Vehicle System
Iwona Grabarek, Wlodzimierz Choromanski and Wieslaw Bajon 29(S)

Neural Network Based Adaptive Deadbeat Controllers for Linear Systems
Jalel Zrida, Chokri Ben Amar and Radhi Mhiri 34(S)

2-Phased Neural Network Learning Embedded into Box-Jenkins Modeling for Non-Seasonal Data
Gultekin Cagil and Bayram T 39(S)

Knowledge Acquisition of Rules with Continuous Classes: Empirical Comparison of Two Methods
Ivan Bruha and Petr Berka 42(S)

11:00- 12:30 Opal Room
Experimentation and Output Analysis I Session Chair: Wolfgang Hormann

Using Common Random Numbers in Two-Stage Procedures for Multiple Comparisons with the Best for Steady-State Simulations
Marvin K. Nakayama 155

Controlled Bootstrap Method and Its Application in Simulation
Alexander Andronov and Yuri Merkuryev 160

Validation of Fuzzy Graph Versus Regression Metamodelling
K.-P. Huber, R. Carluccio and Helena Szczerbicka 165

11:00- 12:30 Pinar II
Design Validation and Testing Session Chair: Sheldon Jacobson

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis of a Simple Hydrostatic Transmission Using Order of Magnitude Reasoning
D. R. Bull, C. R. Burrows and K. A. Edge 411

Testing of Logic Control Software for Flexible Manufacturing Systems Based on 3D-Kinematics-Simulation
K. Feldmann, C. Schnur and W. Colombo 417

Modelling and Simulation of a Test Hydraulic Benchmark Process
Gregor Dolanc 423

 

12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK

 

14:00- 15:30 Amber Room
Systems Design Session Chair: Marvin Nakayama

Design and Simulation of Discrete Event Manufacturing Systems Within a Control Engineering Framework
A. Gurel, O.C.Pastravanu and F. L. Lewis 497

Object-Oriented Simulation of Discrete Flows for Industrial Plants: An Application Example of an Automated Mineral Oil Filling Line
Pietro Giribone and Agostino G. Bruzzone 504

The Use of Combined Discrete Event Simulation and Mixed Integer Modelling for Production Optimisation in a Small Garment Factory
K. Atikler and E. J. Fletcher 512

14:00 - 15:30 Ruby Room
Vehicle Simulation Session Chair: Peter Eschenbauer

Sliding Modes Control of Vehicle Suspension Systems
Nurkan Yagiz, Veysel Ozbulur, Adnan Derdiyok and Nihat Inanc 212

Computer Simulation of Railroad Cars with Flexible Bodies
M.Gotsch, S. Messmer and M.B.Sayir 207

Analysis and Simulation of a Linear Induction Machine
Adnan Derdiyok, Nurkan Yagiz, Nihat Inanc and Veysel Ozbulur 216

14:00- 15:30 Topaz Room
Simulation Methodologies II (Short Papers) Session Chair: Gunter Bolch

PA7 Dynamic Simulation Environment: Methodology of Organization and Application
Michail Y. Uvarov and Andrei A. Mezentsev 16(S)

Handicapped Driver Simulator
Fatih Erdogdu 11(S)

Interpretation of Some Artefacts as Special Simulation Tools and Environments
Alexander Anoprienko 23(S)

An Algebraic Model of Locality
Ludwig Frank 75(S)

14:00- 15:30 Safir Room
Continuous Models Session Chair: Enver Yucesan

Modelling of a Stochastic Continuous System
Martin Albertyn and Paul Stephanus Kruger 451

Position Control of a Solenoid Actuator
Thomas Roschke and Gerald Gerlach 456

Modern Drying Schedule in Lumber Kilns and Heterogeneous Control Laws in the Switching Space-Area as an Internal Model Concept
Stanislaw Tarasiewicz, Francois Leger and Kurtul Kucukada 461

14:00- 15:30 Opal Room
Experimentation and Output Analysis II Session Chair: Tulin Yazgac

An Automatic Generator for a Large Class of Unimodal Discrete Distributions
Wolfgang Hormann and Gerhard Derflinger 139

Selection of the Sample Size as a Function of the Sampling Errors
Javier Fernandez de la Puebla 145

The Choice of a Metric for Ordering Alternatives in a Multiobjective Environment
Javier Fernandez de la Puebla 150

 

15:30 Ball Room
Closing Session Session Chair: Ali Riza Kaylan

 


(c) SCS Europe, 1997. Authors: Ali Riza Kaylan, Alexander Verbraeck, SCS Europe Office. Last change: 03-02-03