When simulators are energetically coupled in a co-simulation, coupling errors alter the total energy of the full system. This distorts system dynamics, lowers the quality of the results, and can lead to instability. Using power bonds to realize simulator coupling, the Energy-Conservation-based Co-Si...

Here, we present the concept of an open virtual prototyping framework (VPF) for maritime systems and operations that enables its users to develop reusable component or subsystem models, and combine them in full-system simulations for prototyping, verification, training, and performance studies. This...