Patent ID: 8484605
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of evaluating a characteristic of a physical system through a model of the physical system, the method comprising: establishing in a database a plurality of models each defined by a corresponding set of design parameters, each of the design parameters indicating a type of physical condition, at least one of the models being defined by a different combination of design parameter types than another; executing a processor to selectively retrieve a model for the physical system from the database according to design parameter type, the retrieved model including a data structure having at least one stored value assigned according to physical conditions defined by values of the set of design parameters; assigning respective values including at least one range to an evaluation set of design parameters; and determining whether the values assigned to the evaluation set of design parameters encompass the design parameter values of the retrieved model, and based upon the determination, deriving the value of the characteristic being evaluated based on the value stored in the data structure or alternatively computing the value of the characteristic being evaluated independent of the retrieved model.