title: CAMBIO: software for modelling and simulation of bioprocesses.
abstract: CAMBIO, a software package devoted to bioprocess modelling, which runs on Apollo computers, is described. This software enables bioengineers to easily and interactively design appropriate mathematical models directly from their perception of the process. CAMBIO provides the user with a set of design symbols and mnemonic icons in order to interactively design a functional diagram. This diagram has to exhibit the most relevant components with their related interactions through biological and physico-chemical reactions. Then, CAMBIO automatically generates the dynamical material balance equations of the process in the form of an algebraic-differential system by taking advantage of the knowledge involved in the functional diagram. The model may be used for control design purpose or completed by kinetics expressions with a view to simulation. CAMBIO offers facilities to generate a simulation model (for coding of kinetics, introducing auxiliary variables, etc.). This model is automatically interfaced with a specialized simulation software which allows an immediate visualization of the process dynamical behaviour under various operational conditions (possibly involving feedback control strategies). An example of an application dealing with yeast fermentation is given.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Automatique de Grenoble, UA CNRS 228, Saint Martin d'Héres, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farza
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chéruy
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005285:Fermentation / Q000502:physiology; D007700:Kinetics; D008954:Models, Biological; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface