Object oriented toolbox for modelling and simulation of dynamical systems

This paper presents the results of an ongoing project, dealing with design and implementation of a simulation toolbox based on object oriented modelling techniques. The paper describes an experimental implementation of parts of such a toolbox in C++, and discusses the experiences drawn from that process. Essential to the work is the focus on simulation of complex dynamical systems, from modelling the single components/subsystems to building complete systems. In addition it is important for this project to focus on the entire modelling proces, meaning that object oriented principles not only apply in the modelling phase, but also in the phase of processing the model and performing simulation.