Expert panel report 1

Article Abstract:

A productivity model may take the form of a statistical correlation that stresses analysis of gathered statistics, or it may take the form of a model that stresses cause-and-effect relationships. A forest stand productivity model requires the cause-and-effect modeling method to more easily render real-world simulations and gather meaningful data. Variables such as biomass, total and species production figures, merchantable timber, content of chemical elements and shape and form of trees determine on what the performance model will be based. The model's structure, or conceptual basis, must also be determined. Also important for modeling is determining the hierarchy of the model's subject; the hierarch for a stand may begin at the cell's level and rise to the level of a biosphere. Generality, realism and precision compose the level of performance of a model and each must be determined before commencing a simulation.

Management, Ecology, Industrial productivity, Modeling, Data modeling software, Productivity, Simulation, Forestry, Theory, technical

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Status Report on CHEMEST

Article Abstract:

CHEMEST, from Arthur D. Little, Inc. is a computer system that can estimate chemical properties and help chemists assess the risk of environmental pollutants. This user-friendly system can estimate ten chemical properties. To operate the system, the user types in answers to questions posed by the computer. The system has been under development since June 1981.

Chemistry, Environmental protection, Chemical engineering, Computer Systems, Interactive Systems, Special-Purpose Computers, CHEMEST

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Report on the Design Automation Standards Subcommittee

Article Abstract:

The Design Automation Standards Subcommittee (DASS), sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Design Automation, was formed to develop requirements for industry standard interfaces for design automation. A standard information model for the transfer of design data is the first goal. The four active working groups of the DASS are outlined.

Standard, Standardization, Computer aided design, Automation, Design, Interface, Professional Associations, Computer-Aided Design, IEEE

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