The goal of SimPLE is to demonstrate a new approach to education and training that uses dynamic simulations and visualizations to represent realistic time-dependent equipment and process behavior. Our approach promotes an active hands-on learning experience.
Users can also change the simulation parameters and observe changes in the behavior of the system.
The simulator is coupled with tutorial material that provides background information about the system and exercises for the students to perform. When users become familiar with the system simulated, they can switch to the underlying simulation component and study the simulation logic. Several learning environments have been created with SimPLE including the EquipSim environments, NileSim , and TrafficSim .