Published: 2013-03-27
ISBN: 978-91-7519-621-3 (print)
ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)
A new Modelica library; named CellularPDEVS; is introduced in this manuscript. This new library facilitates the description of one- and two-dimensional Cellular Automata (CA) models in Modelica. CellularPDEVS models have been specified using Parallel DEVS. The library has been implemented using the functionality of the DEVSLib library which supports the Parallel DEVS formalism in Modelica. CellularPDEVS allows the user to focus on describing the behavior of the cell and the characteristics of the cellular space. CellularPDEVS models are compatible with other DEVSLib models; facilitating the combination of CA; Parallel DEVS and other Modelica models. Three examples are presented: Wolfram’s rule 30 and 110; and the Conway’s Game of Life.
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