System Dynamics as a Modelling Tool for Engineering and Manufacturing
Welcome to follow a recording of a two-hour Aalto EE Master Class delving into the principles and applications of System Dynamics as a modelling tool. After this Master Class, you will have a basic understanding of how to model dynamic systems and how they can be applied in the engineering and manufacturing space.
System Dynamics is a modelling tool intended to understand how a system changes over time when subjected to a set of known inputs. This has obvious benefits in the engineering and manufacturing fields since understanding the behavior of a system can influence operations, which, in turn, could lead to greater efficiencies and lower costs.
The System Dynamics as a Modelling Tool for Engineering and Manufacturing Master Class will broaden the participants’ understanding of modelling using system dynamics principles. You will be introduced to some of the System Dynamics graphical modelling techniques, how these techniques relate to the underlying mathematical models, and tools that are to be implemented so that you can evaluate system behaviors without the need for complex mathematical calculations.
This is an on-demand recording of a live online Master Class organized on June 19, 2024. After registration, you will get access to the recording.
For
This Master Class is suitable for individuals and organizations that are interested in modeling systems to observe dynamic behavior. While the application to be demonstrated will be oriented towards the engineering and manufacturing space, the principles are generic and can be applied to any field.
Contents and Schedule
After this two-hour Master Class session, you are able to
- define modelling and system dynamics.
- understand several of the techniques, architectures, and tools for system dynamics modelling.
- develop basic generic models using causal loop diagrams and level-rate diagrams.
- grasp the development thought process related to a model oriented towards the engineering and manufacturing space.
Content
- Welcome and meet your instructor: Craig Carlson
- Introduction to the principles of system dynamics and modelling
- Techniques, architectures, and tools for system dynamics modelling
- Causal loop diagrams and level-rate diagrams
- Zero and first-order systems
- System dynamics modelling tools
- Basic examples illustrating the model development process
- Engineering and manufacturing use-case
- Key takeaways
Faculty
Craig Carlson
Craig is a lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation at Aalto University.
Before he started his adventures at Aalto, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at Tampere University, working on other-than-diagnostic uses of medical ultrasound. This closely related to his PhD research, which he completed at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in South Africa where he was also working as an associate lecturer. Craig has many years of experience lecturing on the topic of system dynamics, with his most common audience being from the fields of medicine, health science, and pharmacology.