Multi-Paradigm Modelling Approaches for Cyber-Physical Systems

Chapter 7: Multi-paradigm modelling and co-simulation in prototyping a cyber-physical production system

Mihai Neghină^a; Constantin Bălă Zamfirescu^a; Peter Gorm Larsen^b; Ken Pierce^c    aLucian Blaga University, Sibiu, Romania^bAarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark^cSchool of Computing, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Abstract

In the development of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs), a model-based approach can be an efficient way to master system complexity through an iterative development. In this chapter we illustrate how a co-simulation technology can be used to gradually increase the detail in a collaborative model (co-model) following a “discrete event first” (DE-first) methodology. In this approach, initial abstract models are ...