DEVELOPMENT OF A SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR COMPUTER-SIMULATIONS - THE USE OF A SORTED EVENT LIST FOR REDUCTION OF CALCULATION TIMES

Authors
EVELO CTA VANDAELE PEEM
Citation
Cta. Evelo et Peem. Vandaele, DEVELOPMENT OF A SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR COMPUTER-SIMULATIONS - THE USE OF A SORTED EVENT LIST FOR REDUCTION OF CALCULATION TIMES, Computers in biology and medicine, 23(4), 1993, pp. 273-281
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematical Methods, Biology & Medicine","Engineering, Biomedical","Computer Applications & Cybernetics
Journal title
Computers in biology and medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00104825
Volume
23
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
273 - 281
Database
ISI
SICI code
0010-4825(1993)23:4<273:DOASPF>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
A new program for continuous simulation is described. The program is b lock oriented, simulating the function of an analogue computer. C stru ctures containing pointers to the calculation of their input functions were used for the individual blocks. The actual calculation order was determined from a sorted event list. After calculation events were in serted at the appropriate place in this list again. This procedure all owed for a variable and independent stepsize for the main blocks and f or the introduction of discrete events. With typical applications a sp eed increase of about 500% was attained.