TITEL

Support tool for system architecting and model-based engineering - an industrial case study

SPREKER

Krijn Woestenenk, promovendus, UT

ABSTRACT

The development of mechatronic systems demands close cooperation between experts from multiple engineering disciplines. These disciplines each speak their own language and can even have conflicting views of the system, which leads to a complex situation that impedes the communication between these experts, as well as the integration of design and analysis tools.

This presentation focusses on a case study, performed in close cooperation with printer manufacturer Océ. In this study we considered how, during the design process of a printer, shared ‘key’ parameters can be kept consistent, assuming multiple design aspects with conflicting requirements are involved.

Capturing the architecture of the system with help of a modeling tool based on the Eclipse Modeling Framework has enabled us to bridge the gap between the desired global functionality and requirements and the models that are needed to describe and analyze that system. This integral approach is supported by knowledge-based engineering tools that allow the automatic generation of models directly from the architectural environment.

The ‘Automatic generation of control software for mechatronic systems’ research project aims at the support of complex multidisciplinary design processes. The project is financed by Agency NL, executed by the Delft University of Technology and University of Twente, and supported by various Dutch multinationals.

BIO

Krijn Woestenenk studied mechanical engineering at the University of Twente, with a focus on the abstract information structures under the design process. After that, he became a software engineer in which capacity he helped automate design processes. Then I got asked to become a PhD student at my old university, where I now focus on complex systems design and design (knowledge) reuse.

TAAL

Nederlands/Engels