Graphics/Models/Sims

Diagramming the numerous SPs and LPs in simple concept maps helps ease understanding of the complex system of system processes produced by the LPs. Widely available tools like CMap lets students construct these relationships piece by piece as they learn subsets increasing their understanding. We also see a need for CGI/GUI’s that allow user-controlled fly-thrus of graphics of the SPT net and point invocation of any one of these 35 categories of information by the user. Future SPT versions will have regular symbol systems like those used by Odum, Forrester or Miller. The SP3 modeling subproject of Schindel, Marzolf, & Smith are developing UML-based mappings.