DISCO(ID:7428/dis020)

Simulation language 

for DIScrete COntinuous

hybrid simulations language based on Simula

Keld Helsgaun, Roskilde Univ. Center, Roskilde, Denmark, 1981
Related languages
SIMULA 67 => DISCO   Based on
References:
  • Helsgaun, Keld "DISCO -- a SIMULA-based language for continuous combined and discrete simulation" 1-12. view details
          in Simulation 35(1) July 1980 view details
  • Iyengar, S.S. review of Helsgaun 1980 view details Abstract: The choice of a simulation language is very important in modeling a system, because simulation languages provide a means of expressing objects, their interaction, and their reaction to stimuli in a convenient notation. One of the important considerations in the development of a simulation model is the representation of the continuous and discrete system in question. The two dominant simulation languages in modeling discrete systems are GPSS and SIMSCRIPT; each has some advantages and disadvantages. However, continuous simulation languages such as CSMP and DARE are very useful in modeling continuous systems. The paper under review presents a language called DISCO-DISCRETE, a system which contains both continuous and discrete event processes. DISCO is a true extension of SIMULA's concept for discrete-event simulation and is capable of representing and analyzing models including both types of processes. The paper describes the descriptive power of the language by taking three examples of different applications. This paper is certainly an important contribution from the point of efficiency and portability.


          in ACM Computing Reviews 21(12) December 1980 view details