Title :
Combining object orientation and dataflow modelling in the VISSION simulation system
Author :
Telea, Alexandru
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
Scientific visualization and simulation frameworks mostly use data/event flow mechanisms for simulation specification, control, and interactivity. Even though object orientation powerfully and elegantly models many application domains, integration of OO libraries in such systems remains difficult. The elegance and simplicity of OO design gets lost in the integration phase, as most systems do not support combination of OO and dataflow concepts. We propose a general-purpose OO visualization and simulation system which addresses simulation design, control and interactivity by merging OO and dataflow modelling in a single abstraction. The system´s advantages over similar ones are illustrated by a comprehensive set of examples
Keywords :
data flow computing; data visualisation; digital simulation; object-oriented programming; OO design; OO libraries; VISSION simulation system; data/event flow mechanisms; dataflow concepts; dataflow modelling; general-purpose OO visualization; integration phase; object orientation; scientific visualization; simulation design; simulation frameworks; simulation specification; single abstraction; Application software; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Condition monitoring; Libraries; Medical simulation; Object oriented modeling; Power system modeling; User interfaces; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Technology of Object-Oriented Languages and Systems, 1999. Proceedings of
Conference_Location :
Nancy
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-0275-5
DOI :
10.1109/TOOLS.1999.778999
