Abstract
The paper mostly focuses on the methodological and programming aspects of developing a versatile desktop framework to provide the available basis for the high-performance simulation of dynamical models of different kinds and for diverse applications. So the paper gives some basic structure for creating a dynamical simulation model in C++ which is built on the Win32 platform with an interactive multiwindow interface and uses the lightweight Visual C++ Express as a free integrated development environment. The resultant simulation framework could be a more acceptable alternative to other solutions developed on the basis of commercial tools like Borland C++ or Visual C++ Professional, not to mention the domain specific languages and more specialized ready-made software such as Matlab, Simulink, and Modelica. This approach seems to be justified in the case of complex research object-oriented dynamical models having nonstandard structure, relationships, algorithms, and solvers, as it allows developing solutions of high flexibility. The essence of the model framework is shown using a case study of simulation of moving charged particles in the electrostatic field. The simulation model possesses the necessary visualization and control features such as an interactive input, real time graphical and text output, start, stop, and rate control.
Highlights
This paper is primarily intended for the researchers who focus on the development of scientific continuous and hybrid simulation models of dynamical systems and have programming skills in C++ and Windows
There exists specialized ready-made software, such as Maple, Mathematica, MathCAD, and above-mentioned Matlab and Simulink, which provides a range of opportunities sufficient for a number of applications of average complexity, especially for the models consisting of standard subcomponents
The considered object-oriented simulation model of particles motion in electric field combined with Win32 dialog-based graphical interface and framework has been tested within Visual C++ 2010 Express environment for different cases to estimate the performance of the simulation
Summary
This paper is primarily intended for the researchers who focus on the development of scientific continuous and hybrid simulation models of dynamical systems and have programming skills in C++ and Windows. The dynamical systems evolving with the flow of time are described by sets of differential equations, ordinary or partial ones Such systems are the main part of diverse modelling applications belonging to different scientific and engineering domains as high-energy and accelerator physics (see, e.g., Hajari et al [1]), ship navigation (Sandaruwan et al [2]), electric power systems (Yusop et al [3]), mechatronics and robotics (Ferretti et al [4]), aerospace (Kozynchenko [5]), process control (Sivakumaran and Radhakrishnan [6]), and so forth.
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