Interactive Dynamic-System Simulation
Dynamic-System Models and Simulation Programs
Simulation Programs Exercise Models
Hands-On Simulation on the PC Desktop
A Gallery of Simple Simulation Programs
Introduction
Examples from Physics
Aerospace and Related Applications
Modeling Population Dynamics
Introduction to Control System Simulation
Simulation and Control System Design
Dealing with Sampled Data
Difference Equation Programming
A Sampled-Data Control System
Function Generators and Submodels
Overview
General-Purpose Function Generation
Limiters and Noncontinuous Functions
Very Useful Models Employ Simple Recurrence Relations
Submodels Clarify System Design
A Bang-Bang Control System Simulation Using Submodels
Programming the Experiment Protocol
Introduction
Program Control
Arrays and Subscripted Variables
Experiment-Protocol Output and Input
Experiment-Protocol Debugging, Notebook File, and Help Files
Models Using Vectors and Matrices
Overview
Vectors and Matrices in Experiment-Protocol Scripts
Vectors and Matrices in Dynamic-System Models
Vector Index-Shift Operations
Dot Products, Sums, and Vector Norms
More Vector/Matrix Operations
Model Replication: A Glimpse of Advanced Applications
Time History Function Storage in Arrays
Modeling Tricks and Treats
Overview and a First Example
Multiple Runs Can Splice Complicated Time Histories
Two Physiological Models
A Program with Multiple Dynamic Segments
Forrester-Type System Dynamics
General-Purpose Mathematics
Introduction
Compiled Programs Need Not Be Simulation Programs
Integers, Complex Numbers, and Interpreter Graphics
Fast Fourier Transforms and Convolutions
Appendix: Simulation Accuracy and Integration Techniques
Index
References appear at the end of each chapter.
Biography
Since 1983, Granino A. Korn has been a full-time software developer and consultant at his company G.A. and T.M. Korn Industrial Consultants. From 1957–1983, he was a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Arizona, where he directed the Computer Engineering Research Laboratory. Dr. Korn has authored numerous books and papers over the years. He is a member of Sigma Xi and EUROSIM, a life member of the Society for Computer Simulation, and a fellow of the IEEE. He earned his M.A. from Columbia University and his Ph.D. in physics from Brown University.
