A framework for reducing the modeling and simulation complexity of Cyberphysical Systems

Abstract

As systems continue to evolve they rely less on human decision-making and more on computational intelligence. This trend in conjunction to the available technologies for providing advanced sensing, measurement, process control, and communication leads us towards the new field of Cyber-Physical System (CPS). Although these systems exhibit remarkable characteristics, the increased complexity imposed by numerous components and services makes their design extremely difficult. This paper proposes a software-supported framework for reducing the design complexity regarding the modeling, as well as the simulation of CPS. For this purpose, a novel technique based on system scenarios is applied. Evaluation results prove the effectiveness of introduced framework, as we achieve to reduce mentionable the modeling and simulation complexity with a controllable overhead in accuracy.