9TH EUROPEAN SIMULATION 
SYMPOSIUM AND EXHIBITION
SIMULATION IN INDUSTRY
Passau, Germany, October 19-22, 1997 

The numbers in bold point to the page number of the paper in the proceedings

  FINAL PROGRAM
Tuesday October 21, 1997
08.00-17.00 Registration
08.30-10.30 Parallel Sessions
08.30-10.30 SIMULATION METHODOLOGY

ROOM A
METHODS AND TECHNIQUES A
Session Chairperson: Francis Lorenz

Scenario Development: Qualitative Causal Analysis and System Dynamics
Michael H. Ruge, Howard Kessler, Ajit Singh and Sharam Hejazi 79

Self Adaptive Back Propagation Heuristics
A.Mariscotti and L.Motta 84

Algorithm for Simultaneously Finding a Few Independent Shortest Paths
Zbigniew Tarapata 89

The k-split Algorithm for the PDF Approximation of Multi-Dimensional Empirical Distributions without Storing Observations
Andras Varga and Babak Fakhamzadeh 94

08.30-10.30 ROOM B
DISCRETE EVENT SYSTEM MODELING A
Session Chairperson: Agostino Bruzzone

Cell-DEVS Models with Transport and Inertial Delays
Gabriel A. Wainer, Norbert Giambiasi and Claudia Frydman 199

Discrete Event Specification of Hybrid Coupled Models
Norbert Giambiasi and Bruno Escude 204

Distributed Simulation Environment of Hierarchical and Modular Discrete Event Models
Ahmed Anane and Norbert Giambiasi 207

Discrete Event Modelling Language for Continuous Systems
A. Boyarm, A. Naamane and N. Giambiasi 210

08.30-10.30
SIMULATION IN INDUSTRY

ROOM D
TECHNIQUES FOR THE SIMULATION OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES A
Session Chairperson: Pietro Giribone, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

Knowledge Intensive Simulation and Its Application in The Hard Disk Drive Industry
Zhen Ying Zhao and Robert de Souza 405

Automatic Modeling of Manufacturing Systems with Conventional Stochastic Discrete Events Simulation Languages
Mario Tucci, Mario Rapaccini and Gianni Bettini 411

Enhancing Load Distribution Strategies Through Simulation
Alcino Cunha, Luis Paulo Santos and Orlando Belo 416

Approach for Simulation Assisted Reengineering for Manufacturing Systems
Klaus Feldmann, Thomas Collisi and Juergen Wunderlich 421

08.30-10.30
SIMULATION IN ENGINEERING
ROOM C
CIRCUIT SIMULATION
Session Chairperson: Georges Gielen, University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium

Synthesizing Massive Parallel Simulation Systems to Estimate Switching Activity in Finite State Machines
Werner B. Bachmann and Sorin A. Huss 609

Simulation and Design of Thin Film RC Circuits
Junya Ishii, Jun-Ichi Kodama, Shigeki Hontsu, Kazuhito Murakami, Yasumasa Noguchi and Masamitsu Asai 617

STAP A Finite Element Simulator for Three-Dimensional Thermal Analysis of Interconnect Structures
R. Sabelka, K. Koyama and S. Selberherr 617

08.30-10.30 ROOM E
SIMULATION IN ENERGY SYSTEMS A
Session Chairperson: Michael Sonnenschein, University of Oldenburg, Germany

A Combined Method for Optimizing a Municipal and an Industrial Energy System in Cooperation
Suleyman Dag and Curt O. Bjork 671

System Dynamics Simulation Modelling of The Diesel-Drive Generating Set
Ante Munitic, Luko Milic and Mateo Milkovic 679

Neural Networks Applied for Simulation a Strategy of Dispatching and Developing the Electrical Power System
Eugeniusz Sroczan 684

Radiation Effects Simulation for Testing Materials Experiments in Research Reactors
N.V. Markina, D.K. Ryazanov, G.A. Shimansky and A.I. Tellin 684

10.30-11.00 Coffee Break
11.00-12.30 Parallel Sessions
11.00-12.30
SIMULATION METHODOLOGY
ROOM A
PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Wolfgang Borutzki

MODELICA:
A New Emerging Standard for Modeling Languages? 101

11.00-12.30
SIMULATION IN INDUSTRY
ROOM D
SIMULATION IN CAD
Session Chairperson: Zhen Ying Zhao

Optimization Tasks in Technology CAD
R. Plasun, CH. Pichler, T. Simlinger and S. Selberherr 445

VISTA-A Framework for Technology CAD Purposes
R. Strasser, Ch. Pichler and S. Selberherr 450

New Perspectives in CAD and Simulation Coupling
Eric Robert and Patrick Erhard 455

11.00-12.30 ROOM E
APPLICATION AND EVALUATION OF SIMULATION SOFTWARE
Session Chairperson: L.J. Somers OR B. de Fries

Simulation in German Industry-A Survey
Arnd G.Hirschberg and Knut G. Heitmann 429

A QDF Based Evaluation Framework for Manufacturing-Oriented Simulation Software
Roberto Cigolini, Davide Fontana, Gianpaolo Fontana and Marco Perona 434

Production Games: An Improvement in The Education and Training for Engineers working in Production and Logistics
Pietro Giribone and Agostino Bruzzone 439

11.00-12.30
SIMULATION IN ENGINEERING

ROOM B
SIMULATION IN ENERGY SYSTEMS B
Session Chairperson: Sorin Huss, TH Darmstadt, Germany

Simulation Studies in The Distribution of Gas Flow
L.J.M. Rothkrantz, R.J. van Vark, J.P.M. de Vreught and V.Broz 689

Evaluation of a Distributed Parameter Model for Counterflow Heat Exchangers
Piotr Laszcyk 694

Lab/Windows/CVI Based Real Time Simulator of The Pilot Heat Distribution Plant
Piotr Laszcyk

12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-15.30 Parallel Sessions
13.30-15.30
SIMULATION METHODOLOGY

ROOM A
DISCRETE EVENT SYSTEM MODELING B
Session Chairperson: Agostino Bruzzone, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

Optimisation of Model Execution Time in The DEVSim++ Environment
Yeong Geol Kim, Myung Soo Ahn and Tag Gon Kim 215

Using Activity Cycle Diagrams for Structuring Process-Based Model Building in Micro Saint
Germano Kienbaum, Nilson Sant'Ana, Celso Hirata and Vakulathil Abdurahiman 220

Flexible Topology Description Language for Simulation Programs
Andras Varga and György Pongor 225

Adaptive Systems with Continuous-Time Control and Discrete Time Estimation
Ryszard Gessing 230

13.30-15.30 ROOM B
DISTRIBUTED AND PARALLEL SYSTEM SIMULATION A
Session Chairperson: Janette Garcia, Univ. Simon Bolivar, Carracas, Venezuela

Distributed Interactive Simulation
Jose Machado and Jose Neves 237

A Multi-Agent System for Law Enforcement Simulation
Jose Neves, Jose Machado, Paulo Novais and Antonio Abelha 242

Using the Ada95 Distributed Application Framework for a Distributed Simulation System
Helge Hagenauer and Werner Pohlmann 247

Reducing The Number of Logical Channels in The Chandy-Misra Algorithm
Jari Porras, Veikko Hara, Jarmo Harju and Jouni Ikonen 252

13.30-15.30
SIMULATION IN INDUSTRY

ROOM D
SIMULATION OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
Session Chairperson: Moussa Belkhiter

Development of Dynamic Hot Steel Strip Rolling Mill Simulator and Its Applications
W.H. Lee, C.J. Park and S.K. Choi 381

Neural Networks Implementation for the Simulation of Manufacturing Systems with Limited Buffers Capacities
M. Haouani, D. Lefebvre and A. El Moudni 386

Simulation and Visualization of Automated Guided Vehicle Systems in a Real Production Environment
Axel Hoff, Holger Vogelsang, Uwe Brinkschulte and Oliver Hammerschmidt 391

Development of a Numerical Model for Investments Analysis in Mass Production Lines Using Discrete Events Simulation Techniques
Antonio Rizzi 396

13.30-15.30
SIMULATION IN ENGINEERING

ROOM E
SIMULATION IN TELECOMMUNICATION
Session Chairperson: Isao Shirakawa, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

Multimedia Workload Modeling for Performance Evaluation of Cache Hierarchies
Annette Schreiber 651

The Simulation of a Human Operator by an ASP System
L.J.M. Rothkrantz, R.J. van Vark, J.P.M. de Vreught and S. Kruger 655

Efficient Simulation of Large Systems-Transient Behaviour and Accuracy
Gabor Lencse 660

Simulation Analysis for Optimal Configuration of ATM-Based B-ISDN Subscriber Networks
Kyou Ho Lee, Jang G. Ki, Soong H. Ro and Jin K. Choe 666

13.30-15.30 User Group Meeting

ROOM F
DYMOLA USER MEETING

Moderator: Hilding Elmqvist

15.30-16.00 Coffee Break
16.00-17.15 Keynote Presentations
Room A
Session Chairperson:
Winfried Hahn, University of Passau

The Role of Simulation in Information Technology
Klaus Gewald, Siemens-Nixdorf AG, Munich, Germany 13

Simulation in Europe, (SiE) Presentation :
Future Directions in Modelling and Simulation Research

Hans Vangheluwe, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

18.15-18.45 Organ Concert
18.50-19.15 Bus transfer to the dinner site
19.15-22.00 Dinner at the Castle of Neuburg

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