Patent ID: 8922560

Claim:
An apparatus to correlate operation of first and second systems comprising: an output module coupled to a display to present a plurality of correlation metrics and a correlation score for said first and second systems; and a processor to control said presentation of said plurality of correlation metrics and said correlation score, wherein said processor includes a correlation module to: generate a first set of metrics for a first set of data produced during operation of said first system, wherein said first system includes a real-world system; generate a second set of metrics that correspond to each of said first set of metrics from a second set of data produced during operation of said second system configured to simulate said first system, wherein said second system comprises one of a physical system and a simulation system; compute a correlation score for said first and second systems indicating a similarity of operation based on differences between said first set of metrics and said second set of metrics; present said first set of metrics, said second set of metrics, and said correlation score on said display via said output module to indicate said similarity of operation, wherein said first set of metrics is presented as a first plot comprising an axis for each metric, and wherein said second set of metrics is presented as a second plot wherein each metric in said second set of metrics is presented relative to a corresponding metric in said first plot, wherein said first and second sets of metrics compare simulation data from said second system with actual test data from said first system to determine how well said second system models the real-world system; and updating operation of said second system based on said correlation score and differences in said presented metrics in order to improve similarity of operation to said first system by said second system.