Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications: 10th International Conference, SIMULTECH 2020 Lieusaint - Paris, France, July ... (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems)

This book includes a set of selected best-extended papers from the 10th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications (SIMULTECH 2020) that was held as an online event from July 8 to 10, 2020. The conference brought together researchers, engineers, and practitioners interested in methodologies and applications of modeling and simulation. New and innovative solutions are reported in this book. A selection was made after the conference, based also on the conference chairs assessment, reviewers’ assessment, quality of presentation, and audience interest, so that this book includes the extended and revised versions of the very best papers of the conference. Preface 6 Organization 8 Conference Chair 8 Program Chair 8 Program Committee 8 Additional Reviewers 11 Invited Speakers 12 Contents 13 Application of Photogrammetric Object Reconstruction for Simulation Environments in the Context of Inland Waterways 15 1 Introduction 16 2 Toolchain 17 3 Changes for the Application at Inland Waterways 20 4 Comparison of the Photogrammetric Reconstruction Programs 22 4.1 Quality 22 4.2 Computational Effort 26 5 Conclusion 29 6 Outlook 30 References 30 On-demand Simulation of Future Mobility Based on Apache Kafka 32 1 Introduction 32 2 Related Work 33 3 Architecture 36 3.1 Communication 36 3.2 Scenario Description 37 3.3 Simulation Domain and Layer 38 3.4 Life-Cycle of a Simulation Scenario 39 4 Publish/Subscribe Communication 39 4.1 Quality of Service 40 4.2 Kafka 41 4.3 Topic Structure 42 5 Distributing Simulation Scenarios 44 5.1 Partitioned Simulations 45 5.2 Multi-level Simulations 46 5.3 Co-simulations 47 6 Time Synchronization 48 6.1 Time Synchronization Paradigms 48 6.2 Implemented Synchronization Mechanism 48 7 Performance Evaluation 50 8 Conclusion 52 References 53 Augmentation of Sunflower-Weed Segmentation Classification with Unity Generated Imagery Including Near Infrared Sensor Data 56 1 Introduction 56 2 Related Work 58 2.1 CNNs in Precision Agriculture 59 3 Sunflower Dataset 60 4 Simulated Crop 60 4.1 Unity Level 60 5 CNN Deep Learning Training 65 5.1 Dataset Distribution 65 5.2 Evaluation Method 68 6 Results 69 6.1 Discussion 70 7 Conclusion 74 References 75 Simulation and Optimization of an Industrial Sulfuric Acid Plant with Contact Process Using Python-Unisim Design 78 1 Introduction 78 2 Process Description 80 3 Sulfuric Acid Plant Simulation 82 3.1 Sulfur Burner Simulation 83 3.2 Catalytic Conversion Reactor Simulation 84 3.3 Absorption Towers Simulation 86 3.4 Heat Exchangers Simulation 87 3.5 Reaction Rate Parameters Estimation 87 3.6 Python-Unisim Communication 89 4 Results and Discussion 91 4.1 Model Validation 91 4.2 Parametric Study 96 5 Conclusion 100 References 101 HUBCAP: A Novel Collaborative Approach to Model-Based Design of Cyber-Physical Systems 104 1 Introduction 105 2 Challenges of Model-Based Design of CPS 107 3 The HUBCAP Collaboration Platform 108 4 The HUBCAP Sandbox Concept 110 4.1 Architecture 112 4.2 Security 114 4.3 Limitations 115 5 Catalogues of Models and MBD Services 116 5.1 Model Catalogue 116 5.2 MBD Services 117 5.3 Collaborate on a Joint HUBCAP Sandbox 118 6 The Open Call Funding Programme 119 7 Conclusion and Future Work 121 References 123 A Modeling Framework for an Innovative e-Health Service: The Hospital at Home 125 1 Introduction 125 2 Methodological Framework 127 3 The Hospital at Home Service 129 3.1 The As-Is Model of Hospital at Home 129 3.2 As-Is Model Simulations 133 3.3 e-Health Technologies 136 3.4 Simulations and Results 140 4 HaH and Telemedicine for COVID-19 Emergency 142 5 Conclusions 143 References 144 Dynamics of the Spatial Motion of the Long Boom Manipulator Based on Nonlinear Beam Element 147 1 Introduction 147 2 Methodology 149 2.1 Geometrically Exact Euler-Bernoulli Beam 149 2.2 Discrete Method of the Spline Beam Element 152 2.3 The Virtual Power Equations of the Element 155 3 The Modeling of Long Boom Manipulator: Folding Boom System 155 3.1 The Rigid Body Modeling 156 3.2 The Flexible Body Modeling 159 3.3 The Close Loop Constraints 160 3.4 The Dynamic Equations of the Complete System 161 4 Simulation and Analysis 161 4.1 Numerical Smooth 161 4.2 Initial Configuration and Selected Parameters 162 4.3 The Comparison with NODYA Calculation 163 4.4 The Simulation of the Spatial Motion 164 5 Conclusion and Outlook 167 References 168 Malaria Control: Epidemic Progression Calculation Based on Individual Mobility Data 170 1 Introduction 171 2 Related Work 174 2.1 Epidemic Modeling Approaches 174 2.2 Malaria Modeling Approach 176 3 Mobility Data Model 176 3.1 Simulating Individuals Mobility 177 4 Discrete Malaria Model 178 4.1 Global Model Overview 178 4.2 Discrete Patch Model 179 4.3 Discrete Individuals Model 182 5 Model Computation 183 5.1 Overview of the Computation Steps 183 5.2 Computing State Change Probabilities 184 5.3 Scalable Model Computation 185 6 Implementation and Validation 185 6.1 Experimental Setup 185 6.2 Experimental Objectives and Method 186 6.3 Impact of Individual Mobility 188 6.4 Relevance of the Model to Match the Kedougou Real Case 191 6.5 Vector Control Efficiency 192 7 Discussion 193 8 Conclusion 194 References 194 Investigation of Induced Loads, Stresses, Strains and Vibrations in a High Pressure Multistage Centrifugal Pump 198 1 Introduction 198 2 Model Description 199 3 Mathematical Formulation 201 3.1 Liquid Flow Velocity and Pressure 201 3.2 Axial and Radial Forces 202 3.3 Stress and Strains 203 3.4 Vibration Equations 204 4 Results and Discussion 205 4.1 Case Study 207 4.2 Comparison of the Results 218 5 Conclusion 220 References 221 A Novel Approach to Energy Management in Large Passenger and Cruise Ships: Integrating Simulation and Machine Learning Models 223 1 Introduction 224 2 Related Work 225 3 The Architecture of the Overall Solution 226 3.1 Example Use Cases 227 3.2 Architecture Details 227 3.3 Integration Aspects 230 4 The Proposed Approach 230 4.1 Agent-Based Simulation 231 4.2 ML Algorithms 232 5 Experimental Evaluation 232 5.1 Night Club 233 5.2 Kindergarten 233 5.3 Casino 235 5.4 Restaurant 235 6 Data Analysis and Synthesis 236 7 Statistical Validation of the Insights Produced by Machine Learning Models 239 8 Concluding Remarks and Future Work Directions 241 References 242 Author Index 243