In this paper, we define a continuum of modeling styles, ranging from collections of very simple agents on one end to collections of very complex agents at the other end, and a s...
Intel's new processors in mid-1997 were a dramatic increased in speed and size over their ancestors. The increased size caused box volume to increase beyond the capacity of t...
UML2 and SysML try to adopt techniques known from software development to systems engineering. However, the focus has been put on modeling aspects until now and quantitative perfo...
Embedded systems are used for critical applications that must adhere to safety constraints. Developers of these systems face three key challenges when attempting to apply existing...
A novel model for dynamic emergence and adaptation of embodied behavior is proposed. A musculo-skeletal system is controlled by a number of chaotic elements, each of which driving...