Simulation Collection: Reference Manual

Simulation Collection
Reference Manual
Edition 4.0

November 2011

M. Douglas Williams <[email protected]>

The Simulation Collection implements a hybrid discrete and continuous event simulation engine for developing simulation models in Racket (formerly known as PLT Scheme). The Simulation Collection:

• Provides a process-based, discrete event simulation engine.

• Provides a robust interprocess communications mechanism.

• Supports combined discrete and continuous simulation models.

• Provides automatic data collection and associated graphics.

• Is designed to facilitate construction of component-based simulation models.

• Is written in, and provides access to, the Racket programming language.

The source code is distributed with the Simulation Collection and is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 3.0 [LGPL].

All of the functionality defined in this manual is exported by the Simulation Collection and accessed using one of the following forms, depending on whether or not the graphics routines are needed:

(require (planet williams/simulation/simulation-with-graphics))

(require (planet williams/simulation/simulation))

© 2003-2011, M. Douglas Williams

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