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Practical Considerations for Implementing Homeland Security Models & Simulations

December 1, 2012
Author(s)
Charles W. Hutchings, Sanjay Jain, Yung-Tsun Lee, Charles McLean
Modeling and simulation (M&S) capabilities support reasoning in many domains and can provide powerful tools for homeland security analytical needs. For example, these capabilities are particularly valuable in exploring systems which are inaccessible for

Workshop Report for Ambulance Patient Compartment Design

November 26, 2012
Author(s)
Allison Barnard Feeney, Deogratias Kibira, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Jennifer L. Marshall
Recently, the U.S Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s Human Factors/Behavioral Sciences Division and First Responder Resources Group sponsored formation of the Ambulance Patient Compartment Design Project. Project

A Study on Safety: Highlights from Workshop on Ambulance Patient Compartments

October 31, 2012
Author(s)
Jennifer L. Marshall, Yung-Tsun T. Lee
In 2010, there were more than 250 U.S. ambulance crashes that were reported in the news media [Ballam 2011]. During such accidents, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who ride in the ambulance patient compartment while caring for patients are at high

Enhancing Performance and Safety in Ambulances Through Improved Design Standards

May 18, 2012
Author(s)
Deogratias Kibira, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Mehdi Dadfarnia
This paper describes how modeling and simulation can play a major role in developing standards recommendations for patient compartment layout of automotive ambulances in the United States to improve performance and safety. Acquiring necessary information

Modeling for Optimal Ambulance Patient Compartment Layout

March 30, 2012
Author(s)
Deogratias Kibira, Yung-Tsun Lee, Mehdi Dadfarnia
This paper describes how modeling and simulation can play a major role in developing standards recommendations for patient compartment layout of automotive ambulances in the United States, to improve performance and safety. Acquiring necessary information

Modeling for Optimal Ambulance Patient Compartment Layout

March 29, 2012
Author(s)
Deogratias Kibira, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Mehdi Dadfarnia
This paper describes how modeling and simulation can play a major role in developing standards recommendations for patient compartment layout of automotive ambulances in the United States, to improve performance and safety. Acquiring necessary information

A Bibliography of Ambulance Patient Compartments and Related Issues

February 27, 2012
Author(s)
Mehdi Dadfarnia, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Deogratias Kibira
Safety in the patient compartment of ambulances is an issue of growing concern for emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, patients, and others affected by ambulances. A lot of research has been conducted by different players and much of it is

DHS/NIST Workshop on Homeland Security Modeling & Simulation, June 14-15, 2011

December 19, 2011
Author(s)
Charles R. McLean, Yung-Tsun Lee, Sanjay Jain, Charles W. Hutchings
The U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Engineering Laboratory (EL) jointly hosted a Homeland Security Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Workshop on 14 & 15

A METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS USING SIMULATION

December 14, 2011
Author(s)
Erik Lindskog, Linus Lundh, Jonatan K. Berglund, Yung-Tsun Lee, Anders Skoogh, Bjorn Johansson
Effective assessment and communication of environmental footprint is increasingly important to process development and marketing purposes. Traditionally, static methods have been applied to analyze the environmental impact during a product's life cycle

Modeling and Simulation of Healthcare Systems for Homeland Security Applications

September 1, 2011
Author(s)
Charles R. McLean, Yung-Tsun Lee, Sanjay Jain, Charles W. Hutchings
The purpose of this document is to provide a foundation for establishing a modeling and simulation technical interest group whose focus is information exchange on healthcare issues. The document defines an initial set of user/customer needs and system

Modeling and Simulation of Incident Management for Homeland Security Applications

September 1, 2011
Author(s)
Charles R. McLean, Yung-Tsun Lee, Sanjay Jain, Charles W. Hutchings
The purpose of this document is to provide: 1) a compendium of information pertaining to incident management modeling and simulation, and 2) a foundation for the establishment of a modeling and simulation technical interest group whose focus is information

A Component-based Approach for Manufacturing Simulation

March 2, 2011
Author(s)
Frank H. Riddick, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Deogratias Kibira, Stephen B. Balakirsky
Manufacturing systems can be very complex and are often costly to develop and operate. Simulation technology has been shown to be an effective tool for optimizing manufacturing system design, operations, and maintenance procedures. However, each

A Knowledge Sharing Framework for Homeland Security Modeling and Simulation

December 10, 2010
Author(s)
Sanjay Jain, Charles W. Hutchings, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Charles McLean
Modeling and simulation (M&S) tools and capabilities can enable understanding of the complex nature of systems in various homeland security domains. A coordinated effort across government, industry, and academia would advance capabilities in this important

Core Manufacturing Simulation Data - UML Model Standard

November 24, 2010
Author(s)
Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Frank H. Riddick
This product, Core Manufacturing Simulation Data (CMSD), addresses interoperability between simulation systems and other manufacturing applications. The CMSD information model is a standard representation for core manufacturing simulation data. It provides

Modeling and Simulation Analysis Types for Sustainable Manufacturing

October 6, 2010
Author(s)
Deogratias Kibira, Guodong Shao, Yung-Tsun T. Lee
Sustainable manufacturing could be further be promoted by the effective use of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) applications. These applications can evaluate manufacturing operations in light of increasing legislation and awareness for environmental

CMSD: A Model Supporting Manufacturing and Simulation Application Integration

September 20, 2010
Author(s)
Frank H. Riddick, Yung-Tsun T. Lee
Standard representations for key manufacturing entities could help reduce the costs associated with simulation model construction and data exchange between simulation and other software applications. This change would make the use of simulation technology

Input Data Management Methodology for Discrete Event Simulation

August 26, 2009
Author(s)
Nils E. Bengtsson, Guodong Shao, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Swee K. Leong, Charles R. McLean, Bjorn Johansson, Anders Skoogh
Input Data Management (IDM) is a time consuming and costly process for Discrete Event Simulation (DES) projects. In this paper, a methodology for IDM in DES projects is described. The approach is to use a methodology to identify and collect data, then use

Representing Layout Information in the CMSD Specification

August 26, 2009
Author(s)
Frank H. Riddick, Yung-Tsun T. Lee
Developing mechanisms for the efficient exchange of information between simulations and other manufacturing tools is a critical problem. For many areas of manufacturing, neither representations for the information nor mechanisms for exchanging the