Autonomous Entities: a Hybrid Model and Its Effects

A good simulation model is one in which a real system is adequately represented.It is known that the level of accuracy of a simulation model is related to the complexity (scope and level of detail) that this model has.Given this, in the context of Modelling and Simulation (M&S), what are the effects when adding more detail to a simulation model?Are such effects the same when two different simulation approaches are combined?In order to answer these questions, this paper presents a method in which it is possible to (i) analyse the elements in a simulation model and (ii) analyse the nature of the connections among them.From the application of this method, the structure of three simulation models was represented by graphs.By analysing the graphs, the effects generated when adding a higher level of detail to the entities are perceptible.Such effects are more noticeable when comparing the simulation approaches.The use of Hybrid Simulation allows the creation of simpler and more robust connections.