MS4 Modeling Environment (MS4 Me) is a
discrete event simulation system (DEVS) software developed by MS4 Systems, Inc. It has been used in the modeling of complex systems (such as a national health care system) and is also covered in a
discrete event simulation
A discrete-event simulation (DES) models the operation of a system as a ( discrete) sequence of events in time. Each event occurs at a particular instant in time and marks a change of state in the system. Between consecutive events, no change in ...
and
systems of systems System of systems is a collection of task-oriented or dedicated systems that pool their resources and capabilities together to create a new, more complex system which offers more functionality and performance than simply the sum of the constituent s ...
modeling text.
MS4 Me supports the development and simulation of DEVS models via a
natural language
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or
Java
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. Finite Deterministic DEVS
(FDDEVS) models can also be quickly developed and analyzed. DEVS models can be composed into more complex
systems via the use of System Entity Structures,
and System Entity Structures can be composed into complex
systems of systems System of systems is a collection of task-oriented or dedicated systems that pool their resources and capabilities together to create a new, more complex system which offers more functionality and performance than simply the sum of the constituent s ...
for simulation. Many different configurations of these systems can be stored and simulated via the use of pruning.
See also
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Computer simulation
Computer simulation is the process of mathematical modelling, performed on a computer, which is designed to predict the behaviour of, or the outcome of, a real-world or physical system. The reliability of some mathematical models can be dete ...
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List of discrete event simulation software
This is a list of notable discrete-event simulation
A discrete-event simulation (DES) models the operation of a system as a (discrete) sequence of events in time. Each event occurs at a particular instant in time and marks a change of state in t ...
References
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External links
MS4 Systems, Inc.Arizona Center for Integrative Modeling and Simulation
Simulation software