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Frank Deutschmann (fhd@in*.ne*) wrote:

>The sheer complexity of this model really makes me wonder exactly what
>steps will be taken to validate it -- recall that validation trials are
>typically exponential in the number of variables for sufficient confidence.
>
>I actually heard that ScubaPro dropped their DC based on the Weinke model
>exactly because of the difficulty of validation.  What steps will the Abyss
>people be taking to prove the model?

I don't think that any decompression model could ever be "validated".
The best we can hope to do simulate and test the model under as many
conditions as possible - what you get is a mathematical approximation
that has been empirically confirmed for the conditions in which it
was tested.

I agree with Carl's assertion that the resulting mathematical model
would be better implemented in a lookup table rather than calculated
in real-time.  I also think that a hybrid system (one which is trained
from the math model) could have advantages.

Christina

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