System and method to facilitate simulation
First Claim
13. An apparatus for performing simulation of a system, comprising a converter that modifies original parameter data for at least one parameter of the system to a modified form of the parameter data that is functionally related to the original parameter data and that exhibits increased variation in the at least one parameter;
- a simulator that performs a plurality of simulations on a model of the system which varies in the at least one parameter for each of the plurality of simulations by selecting the at least one parameter from the modified form of the parameter data, the simulator providing an indication of reliability for the system based on the modified form of the parameter data; and
a mapping system that determines an actual indication of reliability for the system by mapping the indication of reliability provided by the simulator to the original parameter data.
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Abstract
One disclosed embodiment may comprise a system to facilitate simulation that includes a mapping system that converts parameter data having a first form corresponding to a first frequency distribution for at least one parameter to a second form, the second form corresponding to a modified frequency distribution for the at least one parameter that is functionally related to the first form and that exhibits an increased variation in the at least one parameter relative to the first form.
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34 Claims
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13. An apparatus for performing simulation of a system, comprising
a converter that modifies original parameter data for at least one parameter of the system to a modified form of the parameter data that is functionally related to the original parameter data and that exhibits increased variation in the at least one parameter; -
a simulator that performs a plurality of simulations on a model of the system which varies in the at least one parameter for each of the plurality of simulations by selecting the at least one parameter from the modified form of the parameter data, the simulator providing an indication of reliability for the system based on the modified form of the parameter data; and
a mapping system that determines an actual indication of reliability for the system by mapping the indication of reliability provided by the simulator to the original parameter data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus to facilitate simulation comprising:
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means for converting parameter data representing at least one parameter of a system from a first form of the parameter data to a second form of the parameter data, the second form of the parameter data being functionally related to the first form of the parameter data and exhibiting a wider distribution for the at least one parameter relative to the first form of the parameter data;
means for performing simulations of the system based on the second form of the parameter data and for providing results for the simulations; and
means for mapping results of the simulations to the first form of the parameter data to provide a corresponding probability for at least one operating characteristic of the system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method comprising:
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converting a first functional form of parameter data representing at least one parameter of a system to a second functional form of the parameter data, the second functional form of the parameter data being functionally related to the first functional form and exhibiting increased variation in respect to the at least one parameter relative to the first functional form; and
employing simulation results to determine an indication of reliability for the system, the simulation results resulting from simulations performed for the system based on the second functional form. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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29-1. The method of claim 27, wherein each of the first functional form and the second functional form comprises a first frequency distribution and a second frequency distribution for the at least one parameter, the method further comprising:
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integrating a portion of the second frequency distribution to provide a corresponding sigma value based on the simulation results; and
determining the indication of reliability for the system as a probability value associated with the first frequency distribution based on the sigma value.
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34. A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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converting a first frequency distribution for at least one parameter of a system to a second frequency distribution for the at least one parameter, the second frequency distribution being functionally related to the first frequency distribution and exhibiting increased variation in respect to the at least one parameter relative to the first frequency distribution; and
mapping results of simulation performed with the second frequency distribution to a corresponding indication of reliability for the system associated with the first frequency distribution.
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