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In Modelling and Simulation 1996—Proceedings of the 1996 European Simulation Multiconference, Budapest, pp. 219–224. SPECIFICATION OF COMBINED CONTINUOUS-TIME / DISCRETE-EVENT MODELS D.A. van Beek, J.E. Rooda, and M. van den Muyzenberg Eindhoven University of Technology Department of Mechanical Engineering P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands E-mail: vanbeek@wtb.tue.nl ABSTRACT time, discrete-time or discrete-event systems as well as to modelling and simulation of combined systems. Although there are many different modelling and simu- lation languages, only few are suited to analysis of hy- DISCRETE AND CONTINUOUS MODELS brid systems. In this paper a classification of different kinds of models and modelling languages is given. It is In this section a classification of different kind of models made clear that many hybrid languages are basically ei- is given. We distinguish continuous-time, discrete-event, ther continuous-time or discrete-event languages to which discrete-time and hybrid models. discrete-event or continuous-time constructs have been Continuous-time models are characterized by the fact added. The formalism has been designed with the that in any finite time interval an infinite number of state purpose of integrating continuous-time and discrete-