An improved time advance method for distributed multi-resolution modelling with interactive deviation characterization

Abstract

Multi-resolution modelling (MRM) has been increasingly applied in engineering practice. While in a distributed simulation environments, time advance method for MRM is less studied. When the system is running in a relatively low-resolution status, it usually adopts basic time advance modes to save simulation resources. However, these basic modes usually suffer from inaccurate response of interactions and are separate from the resolution switching process. In this paper, we propose an improved time advance method for distributed multi-resolution models. We introduce an interaction table to enable dynamic management of interactions, and decouple the interaction request process from the interaction response process, resulting in a more fine-grained interactive mode. Moreover, the interactive deviation index is introduced to quantitatively characterize the cumulative errors from delayed interactions. This index has been incorporated into resolution switching conditions to provide a more flexible and intuitive way for multi-resolution modelling. Proposed method has been verified on both theoretical cases and practical applications, and can achieve high simulation accuracy with less time consumption.