A Formal Definition of Simulation Validity

摘要

The main objective of this paper is to propose a general approach for assessing the validity of Modelling and Simulation (M&S) used during the development of embedded systems. This approach is an effort to improve confidence in the use of a simulation whose results are often questioned without consistent justification. Considering that the validity of a simulation is never assessed in isolation but always in relation to a target user, we have defined the problem of validity as the applicability of a given M&S product to a given simulation objective of use.