Below, a list of object-oriented modelling software products is collected together with links to the corresponding Web-pages of the products to get more information on them. The second column refers to the research groups developing the software products. The "features" column should give a short hint in which area the software tools are applied. This is, of course, a subjective description. To get more "objective" information follow the corresponding link to the software tool.
Software | Research Group | Features |
ASCEND |
Prof. Art Westerberg Engineering Design Research Center Carnegie Mellon University 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15213-3890 U.S.A. |
Equation-based. Large scale models (10000-20000 non-linear equations). Support of units. Application domains: Chemical engineering. |
Dymola (commercial) |
Dynasim AB Research Park Ideon S-22370 Lund Sweden |
Graphical model composition (object-diagram editor). Continuous/discrete systems. Efficient symbolic transformation. 3D animation and plotting. Simulator: Dymosim, SIMULINK or ACSL. Application domains: Multi-body systems, electrical circuits, block diagrams, drive trains, petri nets, ... |
gPROMS (commercial) |
Process Systems Enterprise Ltd. Bridge Studios, 107A Hammersmith Bridge Road, London W6 9DA, United Kingdom |
Equation based. Continuous/discrete systems. Integro-partial differential equations. Optimization. Application domains: Chemical process models |
Modelica |
Simulation in Europe (SiE) EUROSIM |
Unified object-oriented language for physical systems modelling. Application domains: Bond graphs, buildings, chemical systems, electrical circuits, multi-body systems, petri nets, statecharts, thermodynamical systems, etc. |
NMF/IDA (commercial) |
BrisData AB Västerlanggatan 27 111 29 Stockholm Sweden |
Equation based models. Equations can be generated at run-time. Continuous/discrete systems. Application domains: models of buildings, thermodynamical systems. Special purpose GUI-based tools for non-simulation experts. |
Omola/OmSim |
Dr. Sven Erik Mattsson Departement of Automatic Control, Lund Institute of Technology Box 118 S-22100 Lund, Sweden |
Continuous/discrete systems. Object-diagram editor. Support of units. Application domains: Control systems, chemical process modelling, ... |
Saber/MAST (commercial) |
Analogy, Inc. 9205 S.W. Gemini Drive Beaverton, OR 97008 U.S.A. |
Mixed-signal simulator for electrical/electronic and multi-technology circuits and systems. Analog, digital and mixed-signal, DC operating point, transient analysis, small signal AC analysis, SPICE->Saber, ... Application domains: Large component libraries for electronic devices, Libraries in other domains, e.g. 1-dim. mechanical systems. |
Shift |
California PATH University of California at Berkeley Richmond Field Station Bldg. 452 1301 S. 46th St. Richmond, CA 94804-4698 U.S.A. |
Dynamic networks of hybrid automata. Simple state space models in finite automata which can be dynamically changed. Application domains: Automated highway systems, Air traffic control systems, etc. |
SIDOPS+, 20-SIM |
Control Laboratory University of Twente PO Box 217 7500 AE Enschede Netherlands |
Mechatronics modelling based on bond graphs. |
Smile |
Prof. Dr. Ing. S. Jähnichen Forschungsgruppe Softwaretechnik Fachbereich Informatik Technische Universität Berlin Franklinstraße 28-29 D-10587 Berlin Germany |
Equations based models. Application domains: energy systems. |
VHDL-AMS | IEEE 1076.1 Working Group |
Standardization effort to develop analog extensions to VHDL (= standard for discrete electronics systems modelling) Application domains: Electronic/electric circuits, other domains like 1-dim mechanical systems. |