A Framework for Simulation Validation & Verification Method Selection

A Framework for Simulation Validation & Verification Method Selection

Roungas, V. (TU Delft Organisation and Governance)
Meijer, S.A. (TU Delft Organisation and Governance)
Verbraeck, A. (TU Delft Policy Analysis)

Ramezani, Arash (editor)
Williams, Edward (editor)
Bauer, Marek (editor)

2017

Thirty years of research on validation and verification (V\&V) has returned a plethora of methods, statistical techniques, and reported case studies. It is that abundance of methods that poses a major challenge. Because of overlap between methods and time and budget constraints, it is impossible to apply all the available methods in a single study, so a careful selection of methods has to be made. This paper builds on two assumptions: a) that both simulations and V\&V methods can be defined on the basis of different characteristics and b) that certain V\&V methods are more suitable than others for different kinds of simulations. The present study aims at identifying the specific characteristics that make a V\&V method more effective and more efficient than others, when confronting these with the simulations' different characteristics. The conclusion will advance a methodology for choosing the most appropriate method or methods for validating and/or verifying a simulation.

simulation
validation
verification
method selection

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978-1-61208-594-4

Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Advances in System Simulation, SIMUL 2017

The 9th International Conference on Advances in System Simulation SIMUL 2017, 2017-10-08 → 2017-12-12, athens, Greece

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© 2017 V. Roungas, S.A. Meijer, A. Verbraeck