Model-Based Engineering for Complex Electronic Systems

Chapter 7

Multiple Domain Modeling

Sir Isaac Newton – “If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants.”

7.1 Continuous-Time, Conserved Modeling

7.1.1 Introduction

Being able to represent multiple disciplines and technological interfaces in a single modeling framework is incredibly powerful; however, some pitfalls present themselves to the unwary. The first potential problem is defining a common, standard interface such that models created within different simulators will have consistent definitions of natures, quantities, and terminals to allow them to be connected together. If this is not the case, then problems can obviously occur when models and libraries undergo deployment. Another related problem ...