Modelling of the integrated waste management systems using object-oriented methodology

The paper presents the adaptive, reactive computer assistance system design methodology, making modelling, analysis, and testing possible of the integrated waste management systems. The presented model is defined in a multilayer open architecture, i.e.-, it consists of the logical spaces of the constituent models (submodels) of the object classes and real processes of the waste management system, implemented as the program code developed in the high level programming languages (RAD). The waste management system model was developed using a state-of-the-art approach to the design of algorithms for modelling, analysis, optimization, and testing of the real elementary processes of the integrated systems. Topics covered by the paper include elements of a literature review on the modelling of systems and waste management processes, review of the programming environments employed, as well as a description of the object-oriented waste management systems design methodology. An example of one of the developed subsystems is also included at the end of the text. Computer simulation results are also presented, carried out for one of the processes for the purposes of the model calibration and validation. The simulation – confirmed a high conformity of the model with the real processes.