Employing Databases for Large Scale Reuse of Simulation Models

To enhance reusability in the field of simulation, model bases must be equipped with powerful tools for retrieval, modification and aggregation of simulation models. In this paper, the role of database management systems supporting a modeling environment is discussed and reuse oriented query interfaces are presented. Specifically, we advocate a graph browser operating on a semantic network of reusable components.

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