Abstract
Simulation is an essential part of product development and research, because it has proven to reduce total project costs. At the same time, simulation also reduces the development time and helps produce products with more balanced features (price/performance, safety, etc. . .) for specific market segments.
Faced with a well-defined simulation task(s), one of the first steps required for a simulation engineer is to specify at least an adequate simulation tool for its execution. Over the years, the number of computer-based simulation systems has grown and simulation tasks have become more numerous and more demanding, reflecting a continuous increase in the complexity of engineering systems.
Evaluating different simulation alternatives takes time and money. To enable a preselection of available alternatives, the general characteristics of commercially available simulation tools are given and compared to the general characteristics of SIMSTAR™, EAI’s new simulation multiprocessor. The features of SIMSTAR and some of its unique values are illustrated.
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Ilic, Z.V. (1985). Simstar™ the Search for an Optimal Simulation Tool. In: Möller, D.P.F. (eds) Simulationstechnik. Informatik-Fachberichte, vol 109. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70640-0_1
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