Welcome to Aachen and to the First European Simulation Congress ESC83, a triennial international conference jointly promoted by ASIM/GI, DBSS, SIMS and UKSC. ESC83 is organized by ASIM/GI,. supported by SCS and IMACS, and sponsored by NGI (section for simulation). It takes place at the Karman Auditorium of the Aachen Technical Univer­ sity, FRG. The aim of ESC83 is to cover all aspects of modeling and simulation in theory and practice, to promote the exchange of knowlewdge and experience between different international research groups in this field, and to strengthen the international contact between developers and users of modeling and simulation techniques. On the occasion of the Congress people of scientific and engineering disciplines will meet to discuss the state of the art and future activities and developments. A large number of contributed papers has been strictly examined and selected by the Scientific Committee to guarantee a high international standard. The book contains the accepted papers that will be presented at the Congress. The papers have been classified according to the following keywords.

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Invited Papers.- Computer Aided Control Systems Design.- State Of The Art In Parameter And State Estimation Of Complex Systems By Simulation.- Simulation Methodology For Improved Process Interaction.- Simulation In Modern Electronics.- Contributed Papers.- Simulation Methodology.- The Modular Construction Of Models.- Simulation Based Inquiry Systems.- Error-Analysis Of Heuristic Algorithms By Simulation.- Development Of Model By Example For Recovery Of Aqueous Acetic Acid.- Simulation Techniques And Design In Engineering - Foundations, Methods and Possibilities.- Sequential Systems: A Framework For The Definition Of A General Simulation Concept.- Some Problems In Research Of General Simulation Systems.- On A New Concept For The Simulation Of Dynamic Systems.- Low Order Models For Multistage Systems With Discrete Legendre Orthogonal Polynomials.- Model Design And Simulation Of A Certain Class Of Nonlinear Processes.- The Formal Theory Of Simulation From The Users Piont Of View.- Modeling Of Conflict Situations In Discrete Systems.- Simulation Tools.- Architecture And Programmature Of The MIMD-Structured Delft Parallel Processor.- A Parallel Computer Architecture Oriented Towards The Eigenvalue- Eigenvector Representation Of Operators.- A High Speed List Processor For Discrete Event Multiprocessor-Simulators.- SIMSTAR - An Attached Multiprocessor For Dynamic System Engineering.- IMPACS: Integrated Multi-Processor Aircraft Simulation System.- The Application Of Microprocessors Within Analogue Computer Models.- A Simulator Of Homogeneous Multiprocessor Systems.- Status Report On TU Vienna's Hybrid Time Sharing System.- A Test Bench For Batch Inspection Systems.- Computer Design Language - Version Munich (CDLM): A Multi-Level Simulation Tool.- The Interdisciplinary Ship's Design: Simulation Methods And Techniques.- Discrete System Dynamic Simulation - Interactive Language SDS.- Direct-executing Languages For Interactive Simulation And Computer- aided Experiments.- An Interactive System For Simulation And Graphic Evaluation Of Discrete And Continuous Models.- Software Simulation With Boris.- Calculation Of Open Queueing Networks.- The COSMOS Modelling And Simulation Language.- Comparison Of Digital And Hybrid Simulation Of Regulator Plants With Alternatively Continuous And Discrete Feedback.- FORCASD - An Evaluation Net Oriented Program System For Modelling And Simulation.- Modeling And Simulation In ADA.- The SYSMOD Simulation Language.- The Four Levels Of Flow Control In SPIRO.- Station Types In GPSS, GPSS-F, SLAM And SPIRO.- A68SIM - Discrete Event Simulation In ALGOL 68.- Practical Experiences With An ACSL Implementation Of An Existing FORTRAN Model For A Radar System.- MAPLIS - A Matrix Oriented Language For Modelling And Interactive Simulation.- Applications of Simulation.- Simulation Of Distributed Systems: A Competitive 3-Body Case Study.- Simulation Of Job Execution In The M5PS Multiprocessor.- Use Of An Aircraft Lateral Beam Guidance System Simulation In The Teaching Of Control Engineering.- Design Of A Simulation System For Train-To-Train Container Transfer Stations.- Hybrid Simulation Of The Nonlinear Dynamics Of High Speed Railway Vehicles.- Controlling Processes Using Net Models And Dynamic Simulation.- Simulation Of Instationary Processes For Performance Evaluations Of Switching Systems.- Simulation Of Electric Battery Dynamics Using Bond Graph Techniques.- Modelling A Measurement System.- Simulation Of Vibration Of A Crane Structure During Hoist Mode.- Building An On-Line Sensor For Biomass Through Modelling.- Simulation Program For Interactive Broadband Dialogue Systems.- Simulation Of Fast Digital Control Systems.- Schnelle Bewegung der Blochwände bei der Magnetisierung von Eisen.- Guidance Law Analysis Using Modular 6-DOF Simulation.- Modelling The Naturally Commutated DC Link Converter.- Simulation Of Converter Fed A.C. Drives Using An Advanced Frequency Domain Technique.- Hybrid Simulation Of An Electrohydraulic Servo Drive For A Manipulator.- Digital Simulation Of Standard Configurations Of Heating, Ventilating And Air-Conditioning Equipment.- Simulation Of the Thermal State Of An Underground Gasification Well.- A Nonlinear Circulatory Model For Artificial Heart Studies.- Cardiovascular Simulation For Pulsating Perfusion Of Heart Valves In Mitral- Or Aorta Position.- Simulation Of Pathological Blood Pressure Behaviour After Treadmill Test In Patients With Coarctation Of The Aorta.- Modelling And Simulation Of The Longterm Behaviour Of Arterial Pressure Regulation With The Aid Of A Block-Diagrammed Interactive Simulation System.- Transients Of Gas Exchange Processes Within The Upper Skin, Simulated By The Capillary Loop Model.- Analysis Of The Intracanial Pulse Pressure Relationship By Simulation: Application Of A Mathematical Model And Comparison With Clinical Data.- Simulations Of Analytical Eye And Head Models Using Optimum Criteria Explain The Neural Fine Control Of Fast Eye And Head Movements.- Nonlinear Pharmacokinetical Modelling And Simulation.- Models Of The Muscle Spindle: A Case Study In Physiological System Simulation.- Development And Improvement Of A Cross-Bridge-Model for Muscular Behaviour.- Coupled Models Of Excitable Myocardial Tissue.- Simulation Of Myocardial Fibre Action Potential Generation Units On The Delft Parallel Processor.- Process Modeling And Optimization With Evolution-Operation Techniques: Application To Furfural Production.- A Practical Approach To The Simulation Of Small Industrial Problems.- Reduction Of Temperature Peaks In A Tubular Fixed-Bed Reactor For Exothermic Catalytic Reactions.- A Frequency Domain Method For Control Systems Design Of A Reduced Model Of A Chemical Reactor.- Modelling Biological Processes With Block-Oriented Simulation Systems.- Application Of Graph Theory In Modelling Of Biological Systems.- Results From A Simulation Model Describing A Biological Sensory, Feedback Information System.- Computer Simulation Of Material Requirements Planning Systems.- Decision Support System For Bankhall Organization.- Application Of Simulation To The Planning Of Generating Systems.- Simulation Of Daily Household Activity Projects.- Interactive Planning Tools For Professionals: The Use Of The Model Base System MBS And Future Developments.- Non Linear Models For Cable Stayed Bridges Analysis.- List of Authors.