Optical Design: Get Smarter Simulations from Your Software - long ray traces are not the only solution to accurately predicting how your illumination system will perform. Hint: Turn down the noise. (by Gary Peterson, Photonics Spectra, December 2000, pp. 98-100.)
"Making it REAL" - in a hazardous environment like an oil refinery, simulations aren't just a nice idea - they could mean the difference between life and death, by Frank Jossi, OnlineLearning Magazine, November 2000, pp. 63- 68.
"Atomic-Scale Visualization" - scientists use 3D imagery to enhance simulations of nuclear processes, by Mark Hodges, Computer Graphics World, November 2000, pp. 45 - 50.
"Virtual Tire Testing" Moustafa El-Gindy/Penn State University and ESI Group have developed a computer simulation that lets engineers "road test" a tire design virtually - while the tire is still on the drawing board.
by Anil Balaram/Electronics Workbench, IEEE Spectrum, October 2000, pp. 70-74.
TRANSIMS - TRANsportation Analysis SIMulation System, extrapolates US census data to create a synthetic population which is assigned activities (such as driving to work) based on diaries kept by selected residents of the studied area. Transims then factors in transit-system constraints and simulates traffic, plotting the most efficient routes with Dijkstra's algorithm. (Los Alamos National Laboratory, US Department of Transportation, and pricewaterhouseCoopers)
"Cellular Processing Tools for High-Performance Simulation" - cellular automata offer a powerful modeling approach for complex systems in which global behavior arises from the collective effect of many locally interacting, simple components. Several tools based on CA are providing meaningful results for real-world applications. IEEE Computer Magazine, September 2000, pp. 44 - 51.
"Computer Simulations of Protein Dynamics and Thermodynamics" by David A Case/Scripps Research Institute, IEEE Computer Magazine, October 1993, pp. 47-57.
National Advanced Driving Simulator Homepage {National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)/ U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) }
dynamic movie animations
"The Virtual Oceanarium" - high-performance computer simulation of Europe's largest aquarium lets its human visitors interact with 25 species and about 1,000 individual creatures and plants, (witten by Torsten Frohlich within Communications of the ACM, July/Volume43/Number 7, pp. 95-101).
- increasingly accurate and realistic-looking 3D simulations of plant biology, ecology, and the physiological processes governing plant growth, including the effects of light, (written by Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz within Communications of the ACM, July 2000/Volume 43/Number 7, pp. 85-91.
- a monte carlo simulation package plays a significant role in the design of the Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope, the successor to the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory,(written by Toby Burnett et. al. within IEEE Computing in Science & Engineering , July/August 2000, pp. 9-18).
"3D Simulations of Interacting Particles" - visualization of the movement of interacting particles in 3D,Institute for Science Education at the University of Kiel, (written by Hermann Hartel and Michael Ludke within IEEE Computing in Science & Engineering , July/August 2000, pp. 87-90).
"Virtual Driving" - computerized simulators allow bus driver trainees to climb behind the wheel before they hit the road (written by Matt Wetzel within Inside Technical Training , July/August 2000, pp. 30-32).
Are There Any Websites for Application Based Toolks on the Following Subjects? (aerospace/automotive/chemistry/biotechnology/graphics and imaging/electronics/electrical engineering/petroleum)
Simulation of a Flexible Chemical Production Facility
LogiMont (simulation aided planning tool support the improvement of logistical processes especially in the area of assembly, final test and packaging of semiconductor manufacturing)
ADSIM (Airfield Delay Simulation Model) {U.S. Federal Aviation Administration - Technical Center [FAA TC] - The Airfield Delay Simulation Model (ADSIM) simulates the movement of aircraft on the airport surface and in the immediate airspace, composed of the common approach and departure corridors. It is a critical event stochastic model that employs Monte Carlo sampling techniques}
RIPTIDE -Real-time Interactive Prototype Technology Intehration/Development E nvironment (NASA Ames Research Center)
SFS - The Soaring Simulator (the one and only dedicated Soaring Flight Simulator with amazingly realistic flight characteristics and shaded 3D graphics)
WBCSim/Telnet: A Prototype Problem Solving Environment for Wood-Based Composites Simulations - Rotary Drying Model, Radio frequency Pressing Model, Composite Material Analysis, Oriented Strand Board Matt Formation(Virginia Tech University)
The World Game (as originally created/inspired/implemented by Buckminster Fuller, The World Game Institute is a 27 year old non-profit research and education organization whose mission is to supply the perspective and information needed to solve the critical problems facing global society of the twenty-first century.)
The Solar System Simulator (NASA/JPL/CalTech)
The Earth Simulator (Earth Simulator Research and Development Center - ESRDC, Yokohama Japan)
"MultiPhysics Analysis" (the ability to simulate the effects of multiple physical phenomena on a digital model helps engineers predict real-world performance) {Computer Graphics World, June 2000, pp. 44-52)
An Interactive Web Simulation of CPU/Disk Performance
Digital Workshop
Skopeo is a general purpose system animation software designed for the internet. It is open to a wide variety of simulation software and allows the animation of many different systems, as you can see in the following examples:
Canal and Lock System (new and improved VRML Cable and Lock System)
House Heating System
Open Pit Mine
Gold Mining Area
The Java Gas Turbine Simulator (version 1.0) {Developed by John A. Reed, at the University of Toledo Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Department.}
TeleSimulation Project >{Simulation of multidisciplinary systems via the Internet}
Modular Semi-Automated Forces (ModSAF) {system provides the capability to create and control entities within a simulated battlefield} - One Semi-Automated Forces (OneSAF) {a composable, next generation computer generated forces (CGF) that can represent a full range of operations, systems, and control process form individual combatant and platform to battalion level, with a variable level of fidelity that supports all modeling and simulation domains}
Demonstrations of Role Play Simulation for Teaching and Learning (proudly sponsored by Digital Learning Systems)
Project SpaceScience ( explores the strengths and limits of virtual reality - sensory immersion, 3-D representation - as a medium for science education) {NASA, George Mason University, University of Houston}
ThinkerTools (a Newtonian force and motion simulation environment) {The Thinker Tools Scientific Inquiry Project/University of Califonia Berkeley}
Many Object-Based Parallel Models (The Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Tufts University )
Star Logo (a programmable modeling environment for exploring the workings of decentralized systems -- such as bird flocks, traffic jams, ant colonies, and market economies) {Logo Foundation}
"SimFactory2000: Ford, BMW, and Boeing Reap Real Rewards From Virtual Factories" by Caren D. Potter, Computer Graphics World, February 2000, pp. 27-30.
"Throwing in the Tower" by Phil Scott (a virtual reality control tower helps to test new runway designs and traffic patterns) Scientific American, April 2000, pp. 28-30. "Ready for Take-Off" (a one-of-a-kind simulation facility gices NASA and the FAA a new tool to deal with an old problem of air traffic control) by Diana P. Mahoney, Computer Graphics World, March 2000, pp. 42-44.
"Simulation of Electromagnetic Scattering Effect of a Full-Size Aircraft at X-Band Microwave Frequencies" (the first time such a complex real-world problem has been solved in computer simulation), Center for Computational Electromagnetics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Chapaign.
Immune System Modeling and Simulation (Princeton University)
NASA Smart Systems Group space shuttle docking, robotic neurosurgery, breast cancer diagnostics, centrifuge balancing, adaptive optics, telescope balancing, etc... (NASA Ames Research Center)
A Virtual Engineering/Science Laboratory Courselogic circuits, diffusion processes, drilling for oil, robotic arm control, heat transfer in a duct, bridge designer, how many trees?, sound propagation, heat conduction, probability distributions, more to come... (Johns Hopkins University)
The Virtual Enterprise Program {simulated business environment for students}
"Simulating Chemistry"(as computers speed up, computational chemistry will become even more useful allowing scientists to accomplish much more is less time) R&D Magazine June 1999, pp. 44-46.
"Heart Failure Simulated"Science Vol. 284, April 2, 1999, pp. 33-34.
"Simulation: An Enabling Technology in Software Engineering" by Alan Christie, Crosstalk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering, April 1999, pp. 25-30.
"Simulations in Economics and Management" by Alok R. Chaturvedi and Shailendra R. Mehta, Communications of the ACM March 1999, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 60-61.
"Agents in Tank Battle Simulations" by Jeremy Baxter and Richard Hepplewhite, Communications of the ACM March 1999, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 74-74.
"Networked Agents for Scientific Computing (How an ensemble of agents can conduct large-scale scientific simulations)" by Tzvetan Drashansky, Elias N. Houstis, Naren Ramakrishnan, and John R. Rice, Communications of the ACM March 1999, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 48-54 .
"The Building: An Adaptation of Francis Debyser's Writing Project A Global Simulation to Teach Language and Culture" by Michele Magnin, University of San Diego (USD), California, USA, [Presented at the China-US Conference on Education, Beijing, July 9-13, 1997]
"The Crash In The Machine"Scientific American, March 1999, pp. 92- 97.{increasingly automakers are relying on computer simulations of accidents to develop safer cars more quickly and efficiently}
"SIM-Factory"Computer Graphics World February 1999, pp. 42-46.{mainstream manufacturers are finding that simulating, not just automating, factory floor operations is a sure bet to boost productivity - and the bottom line}
"Ripples in Space and Time", the first stable simulation of a 3D black hole moving through space! {award-winning science from the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, October 1998}
"Simulating Water and the Molecules of Life", Scientific American, November 1998, pp. 101-105.
Selected Projects: Systemflow Simulations, Inc.
"Shock Wave Simulation Shows How Atoms Slip", {Sun Server NewsLetter, October 1998, p. 15; first presented in the journal Science; work done at the U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory}
Modelling and Simulation for Policy Support {Research Institute for Knowledge Systems}
Shall We Teach With a Game? {Software for Learning: Games and Simulations, Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (MCLI), Maricopa County Community College District }
"Dynamic Simulation of Chemical Process as a Tool to Teach 'The Real Problem' of Identification and Control"{ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education '95/Basualdo/Argentina}
"Using Interactive Product Simulation to Visualize and Communicate During Product Development", Scientific Computing and Automation , September 1998, pp. 19, 20, 22.
Computer Simulation Used to Predict, Prevent Forest Fires, Science, "Forest Fires: An Example of Self-Organized Critical Behavior", September 18, 1998.
Case Studies from the Eskay Company {multiple interesting applications!}
"Virtual Management: Computer Models May Give Execs Previews of How Decisions Pan Out", Business Week, September 21, 1998, pp. 80-82.
"Merchants Mull the Long and the Short of Lines"The Wall Street Journal, September 3, 1998, pp. B1, B4.
"Computer Simulation Speeds TV, Speech Research"Electronic Design, September 17, 1958, p. 5.{earliest reference I could find on simulation applications in the news - Bill Yurcik}