EOOLT 2017 - 2017 8th International Workshop on Equation-Based Object-Oriented Modeling Languages and Tools

Many engineers rely heavily on model-based design and control of complex cyber-physical systems. Of paramount importance is the ability to capture all central aspects of such systems in the models, including the physical behavior of the system components and the architecture description of its software and hardware. This calls for a special class of modelling languages: hybrid modeling languages based on equations that support both continuous-time and event-based aspects. Modelica, SysML, VHDL-AMS and Simulink/Simscape are prominent examples. Using such a language offers a number of advantages: models can be reused, integration can be tested in an early design phase, and simulation code can be generated for a number of different platforms.