Handbook of real-world applications in modeling and simulation

This handbook provides a thorough explanation of modeling and simulation in the most useful, current, and predominant applied areas, such as transportation, homeland security, medicine, operational research, military science, and business modeling.The authors offer a concise look at the key concepts and techniques of modeling and simulation andthen discuss how and why the presented domainshave become leading applications.The book begins withan introduction of whymodeling and simulationis a reliable analysis assessment tool for complex systems problems and thenexplains why the selected domains are drawn upon to proffer solutions for these problems. This will be followed by six chapters discussing the Transportation, Homeland Security Risk Modeling, Operational Analysis,Medical, Military, and Business Modeling domains. Each of these application chapterscontain acomprehensive approach to explaining the respective domain andinclude material on background or history, theory, modeling paradigms, and case studies. Each chapter also include key terms, techniques,exercises, a list of references, and suggestions for further reading materials. The remaining chapters cover in-depth coverage of each application area and includesthe variouscase studies and the methodologies used. INDICE: ContributorsPrefaceIntroduction. Contemplating a National Strategyfor Modeling and SimulationJohn A. SokolowskiChapter 1. Modeling and Simulation for Research and AnalysisCatherine M. BanksChapter 2. Human Behavior Modeling: A Real-World ApplicationJohn A. SokolowskiChapter 3. TransportationR. Michael RobinsonChapter 4. Homeland Security Risk ModelingBarry C. EzellChapter 5.Operations ResearchAndrew J. Collins and Christine S. M. CurrieChapter 6. Business Process ModelingRafael Diaz, Joshua G. Behr, and Mandur TupuleChapter 7.Medical M&S: A Review of Mesh Generation for Medical SimulatorsMichele A.Audette, Andrey N. Chernikov, and Nikos ChrisochoidesChapter 8. Military Interoperability ChallengesSiakou Diallo and Jose PadillaAppendicesPowerPoint SlidesIndex

• ISBN: 978-1-118-11777-4
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 352
• Fecha Publicación: 11/05/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés