Engineering Simulations as Scientific Instruments: A Pattern Language

Engineering Simulations as Scientific Instruments: A Pattern Language 语言: With Kieran Alden, Paul S. Andrews, James L. Bown, Alastair Droop, Richard B. ... T. Sampson, Jon Timmis, Alan F.T. Winfield
By 作者: Susan Stepney - Fiona A.C. Polack
ISBN-10 书号: 3030019373
ISBN-13 书号: 9783030019372
Edition 版本: 1st ed. 2018
Release Finelybook 出版日期: 2018-11-01
Pages 页数: (355 )

The Book Description
This book describes CoSMoS (Complex Systems Modelling and Simulation), a pattern-based approach to engineering trustworthy simulations that are both scientifically useful to the researcher and scientifically credible to third parties. This approach emphasises three key aspects to this development of a simulation as a scientific instrument: the use of explicit models to capture the scientific domain, the engineered simulation platform, and the experimental results of running simulations; the use of arguments to provide evidence that the scientific instrument is fit for purpose; and the close co-working of domain scientists and simulation software engineers.
In Part I the authors provide a managerial overview: the rationale for and benefits of using the CoSMoS approach, and a small worked example to demonstrate it in action. Part II is a catalogue of the core patterns. Part III lists more specific “helper” patterns, showing possible routes to a simulation. Finally Part IV documents CellBranch, a substantial case study developed using the CoSMoS approach.