Date of Award

Spring 2005

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Program/Concentration

Electrical Engineering

Committee Director

James F. Leathrum, Jr.

Committee Member

Frederic D. McKenzie

Committee Member

Roland R. Mielke

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.E55 C83 2005

Abstract

A model that introduces programmability to processes occurring in a cargo terminal simulation through the use of a process language is presented in this thesis. The model provides a means for a straight-forward definition, and redefinition of changing processes, their incorporation in the simulation architecture and efficient execution. The model was built to investigate a solution for transforming the cargo terminal simulation CPortS into a process-oriented simulation without hard-coded processes. The approach taken separates the system into an architecture and a set of processes which utilize and interact with the architecture's resources and infrastructure. The processes that take place within the analyzed system are identified and then each process is further decomposed into a series of logical activities whose behavior is then captured. A process based simulation language was developed in this thesis that introduces the ability to define a process flow as an interconnection of activities. A collection of multiple logically connected process flows defines a programmable process flow network through which the dynamics of the system could be simulated.

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DOI

10.25777/fkpz-sm51

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